From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 10 10:57:44 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F08981065681 for ; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:57:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from imb@protected-networks.net) Received: from sarah.protected-networks.net (sarah.protected-networks.net [IPv6:2001:470:1f07:4e1::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B70E68FC23 for ; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:57:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from imb@protected-networks.net) Received: from toshi.auburn.protected-networks.net (toshi.auburn.protected-networks.net [IPv6:2001:470:1f07:4e1::4]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "Iain Michael Butler", Issuer "Protected Networks Certificate Authority" (verified OK)) (Authenticated sender: imb) by sarah.protected-networks.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 6286F60D3; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:57:43 -0400 (EDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=protected-networks.net; s=200705; t=1215687463; bh=BmV08RPM0Vvqmd 8R41w7Nc8KQFyoXukix9g/pxZ9Jfw=; h=Message-ID:Date:From:MIME-Version: To:CC:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:Content-Type: Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=ivqPG1CrIjc5DYkwkVr1Fhw4OfNCM2d3ziYmP OtxVfiJfps4c3EPS+59O0//c99KJKMiTplK0VcK/B8Ncr7eEIH7F/p3eWu4Jh1GMarl RTGc6UJwQPtL14qDWlDg2sZv DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; s=200509; d=protected-networks.net; c=nofws; q=dns; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject: references:in-reply-to:x-enigmail-version:openpgp:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=D5ii3NyqUH5v4fgL6jVc51aunQjDWkg6dJepUlx2nsRInE7c/WazUW+Dnjd9AA9Bm xww2Akl5wGMt6oUp05uatmXn7remZKjo65mFcx+riYvVvKuMTF2yWJYCrKyzhdn Message-ID: <4875EB21.6@protected-networks.net> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:57:37 -0400 From: Michael Butler User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080607) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Andrew Snow References: <20080710094006.GX6902@e-Gitt.NET> <20080710094451.GS62764@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <20080710095809.GA59288@eos.sc1.parodius.com> <4875E1B6.3010407@delphij.net> <4875EA0C.5010109@modulus.org> In-Reply-To: <4875EA0C.5010109@modulus.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 OpenPGP: id=0442D492 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BIND update? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:57:45 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Andrew Snow wrote: | Xin LI wrote: |> Speaking as my own: Base system needs more conservative QA process, e.g. | ... |> rushing into a "presumably patched" state would not be a very good |> solution. | | I second this opinion. When there is hype all over the net about a new | vulnerability, it is too easy to allow ill-considered changes to be | rushed in without enough critical thought and testing. And even more so when the perceived "breakage" is in the design rather than any specific implementation, Michael -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkh16yEACgkQQv9rrgRC1JKtCgCgoMbmQ+clRgDvZBbHzLJxB0No EgYAn15Hk/jUcDnnahN0msD1J6+xUa48 =oIUJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----