From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 24 May 2001 05:53:01 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 24 May 2001 05:52:52 -0400 Received: from elektra.higherplane.net ([203.37.52.137]:15844 "EHLO elektra.higherplane.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 24 May 2001 05:52:42 -0400 Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 20:05:36 +1000 From: john slee To: "Dr. Michael Weller" Cc: Michael Peddemors , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Just FYI... Message-ID: <20010524200536.D5779@higherplane.net> In-Reply-To: <990544782.24176.20.camel@mistress> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.17i In-Reply-To: ; from eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de on Tue, May 22, 2001 at 06:02:12PM +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, May 22, 2001 at 06:02:12PM +0200, Dr. Michael Weller wrote: > It's an interesting experiment actually: Is the linux community powerful > enough to force vendors/people to fix their products and deploy updates to > comply to standards or can they just ignore it. largely the vendors have fixed it. admins are often reluctant to touch a known working configuration/patchlevel however. don't blindly blame the vendor. j. -- "Bobby, jiggle Grandpa's rat so it looks alive, please" -- gary larson