Robert
Thus spake David Lang (dlang@diginsite.com):
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> check the archives of the list for the last couple of weeks, Alan Cox
> fixed a bug in ~7 hours IIRC
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> David Lang
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> On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, Michael H. Warfield wrote:
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> > Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 12:14:27 -0400 (EDT)
> > From: Michael H. Warfield <mhw@wittsend.com>
> > To: Lou Grinzo <lgrinzo@stny.lrun.com>
> > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
> > Subject: Re: Research help needed
> >
> > Lou Grinzo enscribed thusly:
> >
> > > I'm currently working on a writing project that will discuss, among
> > > other things, the Linux kernel developers' reputation for fixing
> > > reported bugs very quickly.
> >
> > > Trying to nail down examples is a little harder than I expected.
> > > I would like to cite several concrete, verifiable examples, along the
> > > lines of, "on Feb. 10, 1999 a security bug was found in component
> > > X, and a fix was coded, tested, and made available on the Internet
> > > within 24 hours."
> >
> > Don't have dates off the top of my head but both "Ping 'O Death"
> > and "Teardrop" fall into that category.
> >
> > > I can't go into details, but this project is high enough profile that it
> > > could help Linux a lot to have this information included. This also
> > > means that citing a false example could do more harm to Linux than
> > > citing no examples at all, so anything I say has to be 100% accurate.
> >
> > > Pls. copy all responses to me at lgrinzo@stny.lrun.com
> >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> > > Lou
> >
> >
> > Mike
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> >
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