Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 01:02:45 -0500 (EST) From: Charles Henrich <henrich@crh.cl.msu.edu> To: jkh@time.cdrom.com, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Pentium lockup fix in FreeBSD Message-ID: <199711140602.BAA01225@crh.cl.msu.edu> References: <64gl3p$9oe$1@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
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In lists.freebsd.hackers you write:
>> [ Private email ]
>Oh? Just between you, me and all of -hackers, eh? :-) If you're going
>to send something in private email then cc'ing hackers doesn't make a
>lot of sense (not that much of this discussion has so far).
Okay Kids, Go back to your room. Sean, you need to learn some etiquette and
A) not repost private email, and B) jump to conclusions that are contrary to
what many years of FreeBSD operation has shown us.
As with all security patches, one will be provided in due time, after it is
evaluated critically. In this case I can honestly say "Fooey", yes its a
really NASTY bug for those of us with Pentium systems that have normal users
with accounts on them. However, its not the most security hole to ever be
invented.
Lets all act like adults here, and let this thread drop right now.
-Crh
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Charles Henrich Michigan State University henrich@msu.edu
http://pilot.msu.edu/~henrich
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