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Thanks for adding to the FUD

"..flaws can be fixed without having to wait..."

This statement by its very nature implies that it takes proprietary software developers longer to repair flaws than it takes open source developers. Huh? Are you implying, that BECAUSE you do it for free and for the love of Linux that somehow you manage to find, fix, and disseminate flaws faster than when a customer is hounding you because they paid you $'s and want to talk to your manager about the lousy job you did? I don't find the LACK of stimulus to somehow cause a greater need to act. Quite contrary. Check out this link:
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/print.php/3341341

This FLAW goes back to kernel 2.4.... Still think that EVERYONE checks EVERY line of code just 'cause they can?

Please, don't write code for anything I use, I don't want to wait 3 versions for fixes.

Posted by: rock06r   Posted on: 06/10/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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