[46839] in Cypherpunks
Re: Microsoft continues to mislead public about Windows security bugs (a bit long, with references)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kent Dahlgren)
Tue Jan 9 15:09:23 1996
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 11:55:42 -0800 (PST)
From: Kent Dahlgren <kent@trouble.WV.TEK.COM>
To: "James A. Donald" <jamesd@echeque.COM>
Cc: Rich Graves <llurch@networking.stanford.edu>, cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <199601090802.AAA13049@blob.best.net>
On Mon, 8 Jan 1996, James A. Donald wrote:
> >
> > Is anybody listening?
>
> They will listen if you start to release full uncrippled exploits, after
> a reasonable delay.
>
I agree. It all comes down to money, as you all know. Do you think the
bean counters and lawyers at MS see it proitable to announce such a
obvious problem, no doubt running the risk of being unfavorably depicted
in the ignorant mass media as offering a product that is "insecure?" We
all know what the responcible thing to do is. I suspect marketing has a
hand in quelling the idea of announcing this problem. That's why I agree..
to a point.
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