From: Toni M. <sup...@oe...> - 2006-09-16 16:31:03
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Hello Ian, On Fri, 08.09.2006 at 09:15:50 +1000, Ian Holsman <li...@ho...> wrote: > This is why I hate full disclosure so much. he is doing a disservice > to everyone by detailing the exploit on a public list. this might be very inconvenient for many, but the sad experience has shown that only full disclosure creates enough heat for manufacturers to actually do something about such problems. Otherwise, such holes keep lingering for months (as in this case) and years, and the damage will probably continuously be below the threshold where real publicity starts. With full disclosure, you get a warning and a fix, so the problem will only keep affecting ignorants. You also can't force people to fasten their seatbelts, only advise them to do so, and punish if they don't... Best, --Toni++ |