Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 12:56:56 -0700 From: "John Howie" <JHowie@msn.com> To: "James Wyatt" <jwyatt@rwsystems.net>, "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> Cc: "Brett Glass" <brett@lariat.org>, "Chris D . Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org>, <security@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ftpd bug in FreeBSD through at least 3.4 Message-ID: <036301c02caa$ebc17300$fd01a8c0@pacbell.net> References: <21970.970515180@critter>
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
To: "James Wyatt" <jwyatt@rwsystems.net>
Cc: "Brett Glass" <brett@lariat.org>; "Chris D . Faulhaber"
<jedgar@fxp.org>; <security@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: ftpd bug in FreeBSD through at least 3.4
> In message
<Pine.BSF.4.10.10010021410490.43354-100000@bsdie.rwsystems.net>, Jam
> es Wyatt writes:
> >On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> >> In message <4.3.2.7.2.20001002124607.00df8150@localhost>, Brett Glass
writes:
> >> >At 12:35 PM 10/2/2000, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>3.4 is a dead branch, 2.x even more so.
> >> >
> >> >People are still running it 3.x, though. LOTS of people.
> >>
> >> Doesn't change the fact that it's a dead branch.
> >
> >Doesn't change the fact that "LOTS of people" are still running it...
> >Geez, what a curt, rude, throw-your-hands-up answer.
> >
> >Are you saying that if we found a terrible bug (not this easy one)
> >somewhere critical in 3.5.%d, we'd all have to immediatly upgrade? - Jy@
>
> Yes, I am saying that.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
And this is why Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, et al will NEVER beat a supported
pay-for-use Operating System like Windows in the eyes of real-world
business-critical system administrators and CIOs. Of course, all the egos,
moaning, and bitching don't help either.
Yours in disgust,
John Howie
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