"The database has already one worried comment saying that automatically revealing a vulnerability just like that might be a bad idea." Really? They had 90 days to fix this. That is plenty of time.
The database has already one worried comment saying that automatically revealing a vulnerability just like that might be a bad idea.
Not automatically revealing a vulnerability just like that would be an even worse idea. Sometimes, there is no good idea, just the best of bad options.
While non-proprietary software might be imperfect at least the end-user isn't restricted from fixing bugs when they occur.
It's only a theoretical possibility. Even if the fix would not consist of much code, getting familiar with the codebase and then designing the proper fix takes ages.
People talking about the wonders of open source should do an experiment where they personally actually fix some little thing in one open source project.
"The database has already one worried comment saying that automatically revealing a vulnerability just like that might be a bad idea."
Really? They had 90 days to fix this. That is plenty of time.
The database has already one worried comment saying that automatically revealing a vulnerability just like that might be a bad idea.
Not automatically revealing a vulnerability just like that would be an even worse idea. Sometimes, there is no good idea, just the best of bad options.
While non-proprietary software might be imperfect at least the end-user isn't restricted from fixing bugs when they occur.
It's only a theoretical possibility. Even if the fix would not consist of much code, getting familiar with the codebase and then designing the proper fix takes ages.
People talking about the wonders of open source should do an experiment where they personally actually fix some little thing in one open source project.
You should type "man sudo" sometime.
For a long time I thought that... then I actually tried Windows 8.1.
It is not bad actually, and far better than 7 in every way that I can tell.