Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 19:19:54 +0200 (EET) From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee> To: Justin Wolf <jjwolf@bleeding.com> Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Displacement of Blame[tm] Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000717191721.70622K-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007131553420.38638-100000@neo.bleeding.com>
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On Thu, 13 Jul 2000, Justin Wolf wrote: > > 1. The method that the person recieves the at risk program is from > > FreeBSD. IE: I installed it from the ports collection. While the > > software it's self is not developed by FreeBSD, the distribution > > method is. I imagine this is something similar to Toys'R'Us removing > > a dangerous toy from their shelves and telling the whole world about > > it. Toys'R'us didn't make they toy, but there are responsible for > > making it available to the portion of the public that shops there. > > Everyone know's Toys 'R' Us doesn't make toys, so it can be assumed it's > not their fault the toy was dangerous. FBSD does, however, make > software. So the distinction is a little more blurred (nevermind the > fact that FBSD is an OS and the ports are applications... this is a little > too gray of an area for most users - I know some people who think Word is > an OS). > I'm sure Toys'R'Us doesn't stand a chance in a court if a child chokes on details of a toy bought from Toys'R'Us and it did not have the "Not suitable for children under X years" sign. Not giving out the ports advisories would be extremely bad perfomance - and I really doubt that's what is in question. > > -Justin > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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