Re: Kernel 2.6.11
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 15:43:24 -0500 (EST)
Robert Brockway <rbrockway@opentrend.net> wrote:
> Well since you don't believe me on this (or other :) issues, read
> Alan's words:
>
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/1/13/236
What was said elsewhere:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39189593,00.htm
was:
"Cox said that Torvalds does not always let people know when he has
fixed a security bug in the kernel. This can be a problem as the patch
will take a while to make it to production, which means that hackers can
exploit the vulnerability before it is made available to individuals and
enterprises running Linux.
"Linus has this bad habit of fixing security holes quietly," said Cox.
"This is a bad idea as some people read all the kernel patches to find
the security holes.""
Later, Seeker
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