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By that logic, all HN entries about Firefox, Ubuntu, Python, Node.js etc are "waste of space" because not everyone uses them. There is an important security fi

By that logic, all HN entries about Firefox, Ubuntu, Python, Node.js etc are "waste of space" because not everyone uses them. There is an important security fix in this Rails version and for Rails devs, who have a huge presence on HN, it matters just like "the new Ubuntu version boots half a second faster" matters to many.

ig1 16y ago
A story about an interesting use of a technology is interesting to everyone and not just the users of the technology. Plus there's value in the HN discussions. Minor release announcements of Firefox, Ubuntu, Python, Node.js have no place here. If you're relying on HN to get updated when software on your production server has security vulnerabilities, then you're doing it wrong. You should be on the security mailing for any public facing software on your server. The Rails security mailing list for those who aren't on it: http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security?pli=1 http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security?pli=1