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> That's an enormous win. Compared to what? Awareness and server-side adoption of fixes for issues at this level of criticality is not a problem our industry h

> That's an enormous win. Compared to what? Awareness and server-side adoption of fixes for issues at this level of criticality is not a problem our industry has. A problem we used to have, however, is people engaging in grandstanding and irresponsible disclosure, leaving users insecure and catching the industry flat-footed. Empty scare marketing is a solution to a problem we don't have. It's also a great tool for self-advertisement, and I can only assume that's why patio11 jumped on it.

anigbrowl 13y ago
Awareness and server-side adoption of fixes for issues at this level of criticality is not a problem our industry has. I refer you back to this recent article, which was also discussed extensively here: http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/03/ancient-linux-servers-the-blighted-slum-houses-of-the-internet/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/03/ancient-linux-server... 'Our industry' is not just the parts people are proud of, it includes a multide of craptacular bit players that nevertheless participate in the information economy.
jmathai 13y ago
> Awareness and server-side adoption of fixes for issues at this level of criticality is not a problem our industry has. I probably don't agree with that. I think there are plenty of systems in our industry that aren't actively maintained and don't have dedicated ops to manage them. A fix to a bug this large in magnitude needs to find their way onto those systems.