Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 16:08:07 -0400 From: Bill Fumerola <billf@chimesnet.com> To: John Howie <JHowie@msn.com> Cc: James Wyatt <jwyatt@rwsystems.net>, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>, 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: <20001002160807.O38472@jade.chc-chimes.com> In-Reply-To: <036301c02caa$ebc17300$fd01a8c0@pacbell.net>; from JHowie@msn.com on Mon, Oct 02, 2000 at 12:56:56PM -0700 References: <21970.970515180@critter> <036301c02caa$ebc17300$fd01a8c0@pacbell.net>
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On Mon, Oct 02, 2000 at 12:56:56PM -0700, John Howie wrote:
> > >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.
Thankfully, PHBs aren't a target market of FreeBSD.
--
Bill Fumerola - Network Architect, BOFH / Chimes, Inc.
billf@chimesnet.com / billf@FreeBSD.org
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