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Doesn't particularly make a difference, given that this issue is about users not upgrading (for whatever reason) their windows XP installations. Would the explo
by fidget 9y ago
Doesn't particularly make a difference, given that this issue is about users not upgrading (for whatever reason) their windows XP installations. Would the exploit having being disclosed by the NSA or by someone else have changed the fact that these users would not have upgraded and gotten a patch?
- jrimbault 9y agoCan I have my cake and eat it too? People should keep systems under their responsibility up to date. And people should disclose security vulnerabilities.
- bsder 9y agoUm, a LOT of drivers broke on the change from XP to Vista. If you controlled a piece of hardware, you may not have had a choice to upgrade. The lesson is that closed-source is anathema to a good security policy.