Re: Bug#129604: general: Social Contract: We Do Hide Problems
On Sam, 19 Jan 2002, Fabian Fagerholm wrote:
> > d) enter an order with the blacksmith down the street who has an
> > non buggy lock, and can come fix it before you have your patch
> > kit in place.
>
> Sorry, man, he's using the same lock mechanism as I am, just as buggy.
> In fact, it's the same mechanism that most locksmiths have used for
> years everywhere. So we agreed to fix it everywhere as soon as possible,
> and not let the thieves know before it's done.
But the thieves knows this problem already because they read the bugtraq
news. The only person who didn't know this problem is the farmer.
He think he is secure because his lock vendor has a sign:
"We Won't Hide Problems
We will keep our entire bug-report database open for public view at
all times. Reports that users file on-line will immediately become
visible to others."
--
Noèl Köthe
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