full-disclosure - Re: 3rd party patch for XP for MS09-048?

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Message-Id: <200909161349.03179.prb@lava.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:49:03 -1000
From: Peter Besenbruch <prb@...a.net>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: 3rd party patch for XP for MS09-048?

On Wednesday 16 September 2009 05:15:23 Thor (Hammer of God) wrote:
> P.S.

> I get the whole "XP code to too old to care" bit, but it seems odd to take
> that "old code" and re-market it around compatibility and re-distribute it
> with free downloads for Win7 while saying "we won't patch old code."

Let's not forget that the majority of netbooks come with Windows XP Home, and 
are likely to for a while.

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