Brad Knowles wrote: > At 3:41 PM -0500 2006-01-27, Jim Popovitch wrote: > >>> 5. Security patches are asynchronous, like earthquakes, they happen >>> when they happen. >> >> Very bad analogy. Hurricanes would be better. There is plenty of >> potential for user-base warning before a patch is to be released. > > No, Stephen was right -- the model is Earthquakes.
No, Stephen specifically said "Security patches". Patches don't materialize overnight and surprise *everyone*, sadly just the users. -Jim P. ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp