full-disclosure - Re: what we REALLY learned from WMF

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Date: Fri Jan  6 00:40:45 2006
From: ge at linuxbox.org (Gadi Evron)
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.