[windows2000] Re: Discussion: Microsoft to release patches once per month
- From: "Sorin Srbu" <Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 09:57:53 +0100
On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 09:40:23 -0800, Amer Karim wrote:
>If a serious security flaw is found then a patch to fix it will be released on
>its own, separate from their regularly scheduled releases - i.e. a situation
>like the RPC/DCOM patches.
Ah, ok. That's better. 8-)
>>He said the reason was that WE, the end user, told M$ that M$ was
>>overloading us with all these darn patches, so THEY did us a favor and
>>cut it back to once a week, and now once a month.
>
>Do they mean that even if a serious security flaw is found, it
>won't be posted until the next monthly release??
BW,
Sorin
# Sorin Srbu, Systems Engineer Web: http://www.farmfak.uu.se/organisk/
# Dept of Medicinal Chemistry, Phone: +46 (0)18-4714482 >> 5 signals
>> GSM
# Div of Org Pharm Chem, Mobile Phone: +46 (0)701-718023
# BMC, Box 574, Uppsala University Fax: +46 (0)18-4714474
# SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden Visit: BMC, Husargatan 3, D5:512b
#
# Public PGP key available on request.
#
# () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail
# /\
#
#
# Harmless tagline follows:
#
# The memory management on the PowerPC can be used to frighten
small children. ¡ Linus Torvalds.
********************************************************
This Weeks Sponsor SeamlessPlanet.com
Register your domain name for as low as $7.75 per year!
Cheaper than Godaddy..same great service!
http://SeamlessPlanet.com
********************************************************
To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation
mode or view archives use the below link.
http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm
Other related posts:
