From: Tony Williams 

Geo. wrote:
> "Tony Williams"  wrote in message
> news:3de94339$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>
>>My point is that the fixes to open-source apps are made available
>>to the end users more quickly.
>
>
> I must have missed that originally, I don't disagree with this point
> although before the information anarchy crap there wasn't much difference in
> how long it was between exploit and patch for Linux or NT. Today however you
> are most certainly correct, it's taking months to get stuff patched on NT
> anymore.

Oh well, I suppose we can't disagree all the time...

I'm generally pretty neutral in the closed- vs. open-source wars, but I
hate it when companies cover up problems and threaten people who publicise
them instead of saying thanks and publishing a fix.

--
Tony

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