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They are only in problem now, because they have released the patch. If no one outside the company saw that patch, they could spot the problem and fix it without
by sobkas 13y ago
They are only in problem now, because they have released the patch. If no one outside the company saw that patch, they could spot the problem and fix it without anyone noticing and creating a PR disaster.
They probably wouldn't, but they could.
That is one argument someone could use against "participating in open source".
It's a bit to late for saving bacon, patch should be publicly reviewed before it went into production. So no bacon saved, but there is a hope for a smoke detector.
- ghshephard 13y agoIf they had not released the patch, then it's entirely possible that black hats would have been able to make off with the keys from their customers - and that would have been a real disaster.
- orblivion 13y agoI just want to say I don't think you deserve to get voted down (as you currently have been). I was thinking the same thing about this story - it's very interesting because it highlights the (utilitarian) philosophical battle around Open Source. It's really not totally clear in which case they were safer. Your position should at least be considered.