full-disclosure - Is Mozilla's "patch" enough?

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Message-ID: <87r7rh6pmj.fsf@deneb.enyo.de>
From: fw at deneb.enyo.de (Florian Weimer)
Subject: Is Mozilla's "patch" enough?

* Aviv Raff:

> Security patches shouldn't be overridden unless intended too (i.e
> uninstalled).

This is not standard industry practice.  Especially if a patch might
break previously working configuration, I completely agree that it's
correct.

For most people, having a working system is more important than having
a secure system.