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Re: [8lgm]-Advisory-14.UNIX.SCO-prwarn.12-Nov-1994
From: grue () engin umich edu (Paul Howell)
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 1994 11:55:26 -0600 (CST)
Gene Spafford writes:
[...deleted...] I'm also not trying to reopen the debate about full vs. partial vs. no disclosure. I'd like to see some hard evidence for things, though, and *not* debate. Even my experience has been anecdotal (but I believe that it is more representative of the true user community than these lists are). Statements to the effect that "policy X produces patches faster than policy Y" should be backed up by testable data. Otherwise, they fall in the category of faith healing, diet aids, and sightings of Elvis -- the observer may believe it is true, but there is no controlled way to demonstrate it to skeptical observers in a general setting.
Stating the obvious here, but we seem to be in the experiment now. With 8lgm in the past, going with full disclosure. One needs to recall how quickly sun/ibm came up with patches for published holes. Start the clock, then compare and contrast with how quickly the latest flaws are fixed. < Paul
Current thread:
- Re: [8lgm]-Advisory-14.UNIX.SCO-prwarn.12-Nov-1994 Bruce Barnett (Nov 27)
- Re: [8lgm]-Advisory-14.UNIX.SCO-prwarn.12-Nov-1994 Alan Hannan (Nov 28)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: [8lgm]-Advisory-14.UNIX.SCO-prwarn.12-Nov-1994 Paul Howell (Nov 28)
- Re: [8lgm]-Advisory-14.UNIX.SCO-prwarn.12-Nov-1994 Gene Spafford (Nov 28)
- Re: [8lgm]-Advisory-14.UNIX.SCO-prwarn.12-Nov-1994 Karl Strickland (Nov 28)
- Full vs. Partial Dsiclosure Nathan Lawson (Nov 28)
- (fwd) In reply to comments about new policy (fwd) Paul 'Shag' Walmsley (Nov 28)
- Re: (fwd) In reply to comments about new policy (fwd) anthony baxter (Nov 28)
- Old vulnerability disclosure please? (fwd) Jeon Young-mi (Nov 29)
- Re: (fwd) In reply to comments about new policy (fwd) Pug (Nov 30)
- Re: [8lgm]-Advisory-14.UNIX.SCO-prwarn.12-Nov-1994 Gene Spafford (Nov 28)
- Re: [8lgm]-Advisory-14.UNIX.SCO-prwarn.12-Nov-1994 Robert M. Haas (Nov 29)
- Re: [8lgm]-Advisory-14.UNIX.SCO-prwarn.12-Nov-1994 Casper Dik (Nov 29)
- Re: [8lgm]-Advisory-14.UNIX.SCO-prwarn.12-Nov-1994 Doug Siebert (Nov 29)