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Message-ID: <43BDB9B8.5020405@linuxbox.org>
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 02:28:40 +0200
From: Gadi Evron <ge@...uxbox.org>
To: "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@...bell.net>
Cc: "full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk" <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk>,
bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: what we REALLY learned from WMF
Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:
> It's easy for us on this side to Monday morning quarterback and say "oh
> make it so". There are times too that I go...okay ...come on ...how
> many days has it taken for that to get fixed? But then again, I don't
> write code, I don't track back dependencies, I don't ensure umpteem
> languages still work and all the other interconnectivity between
> programs and code still function.
>
> It's easy to say this stuff on this side.... but understand that the
> mere release of a beta patch puts in jeopardy all of the consumer home
> machines and small businesses that have no admin to protect them and
> take mitigation measures.
>
> What "I" really learned from this is to decide my "OWN" risk tolerance
> and stop listening to all the sites and blogs and news reports and what
> not that spread a lot of FUD and misinformation and used this many times
> as a PR vehicle. Only I know what risk I will tolerate. That's what I
> learned from this.
And only you can decide your own risk vs. gain.
Question is though, as I agree with you about BETA patches (although you
don't have to use them), is if RELEASE patches can be released a lot faster?
This is what this case taught me.
Gadi.
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