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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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