On 29-Dec-98 Peter C. Norton wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 29, 1998 at 12:35:30PM -0500, Soffen, Matthew wrote:
>> But would you really want RedHat fixing qmail instead of DJB ?
>>
>> If security holes were found (REAL security holes), DJB would be the 1st
>> to want them fixed right, not a quick fix as an os vender/redhat would
>> do.
>
> Again, this is just your opinion. As is the idea of a "REAL" security
> hole. Should a security hole ever be discovered in qmail, it would be
> subject to Dan's schedule.
>
>
> <make-believe> If dan is on sabbatical in Malaysia in the middle of
> the 2 month Malaysian internet blackout of 1999, and he's hiking in
> the mountains anyway, and a "REAL" qmail security hole is found, where
> does that leave the hypothetical* vendor or OEM that's shipping qmail?
> </make-believe>
In this case, someone from this list would no doubt also come up with a
patch. So who would you rather have fix it, redhat or someone like one
of the Russes, Sam, Fred, ... ?
Vince.
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