From: Adam Flinton 

Rich wrote:
>    So again you repeat you claims that a vendor such as sun is not
> responsible for releasing fixes for software it releases in its products
> if it doesn't own the copyright for that software.  Does your employer
> agree with your position?
>

I have no problem with distributors packaging & distributing fixes.

Take a real linux vuln e.g:

http://lwn.net/Articles/71682/

The people who need to fix the hole are the linux kernel people who then
pass the fix onto the various distributions who then distribute it.

You will note that the advisory comes from http://www.kernel.org/.

I expect a number of announcements from various distributors as & when
they pacakge up the fix for their specific distribution.

>    It's also interesting that now you are claiming that all
> vulnerabilities in software running on linux count as linux problems.

No I'm not. I was being sarcastic. I know that's a bit of a long word &
even a difficult concept for you but I reckon that Paul can grasp the
concept.


> This is different from what you were claiming earlier and just as
> ridiculous.
>

No it's the same, just written with sarcasm.

In future I'll try & remember to mark up such comments with
 comment  if that would help with your
comprehension problems.

However you are correct that "If there's problem in product x & it
runs on linux then it's a linux vulnerability " is ridiculous however
that is the platform on which you are standing.




Adam


> Rich
>
>
>     "Adam Flinton"      > wrote in message
>     news:009280.522eeb{at}harborwebs.com...
>
>
>     I have no problem with that. I have no problem with distributors
>     packaging &
>     distributing fixes (it's what a distributor does). I have a problem with
>     expecting distrbutors to do the fixes to someone elses software &/or
>     copping
>     the blame for it.
>
>     If there's problem in product x & it runs on linux then it's a linux
>     vulnerability.
>
>     Adam

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