Date: Thu, 05 May 2016 16:59:52 +0200 From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Batching errata & advisories in heaps degrades security. Message-ID: <201605051500.u45Exqdt084086@fire.js.berklix.net>
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Another bunch of Security alerts, degrades FreeBSD by being clumped together:
Subject: [FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-16:17.openssl
Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 22:55:46 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD Errata Notice FreeBSD-EN-16:06.libc
Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 22:56:31 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD Errata Notice FreeBSD-EN-16:08.zfs
Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 22:56:40 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD Errata Notice FreeBSD-EN-16:07.ipi
Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 22:56:35 +0000 (UTC)
I guess many recipients get tired of recent indigestable batches of
multiple FreeBSD Errata & think approx:
_Why_ have they been artificially batching in last years ?
I could spare time to interrupt work for one priority alert,
Not for a heap batched seconds apart ! _Why_ ?!
I have no time now to action all this heap ! Maybe later ...
( & meanwhile security @ FreeBSD could complacently think:
"We published all 4, if you don't immediately find time to
secure all 4 & someone abuses you, don't blame us !" )
Are they batched in delusion it will help FreeBSD public relations,
to not scare people with too many days with FreeBSD alerts ?
Batching _Degrades_ security. It is bad over-management,
FreeBSD was better previously without batching, publishing each
problem when analysed, Not held back for batching.
Cheers,
Julian
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