Re: Linux RedHat 6.x bug: IPv4/UDP bind() allocates same port number by default

Lars Marowsky-Bree (lmb@kernel.org)
Tue, 16 Nov 1999 17:31:37 +0100

On 1999-11-16T09:20:18,
Dan Kegel <dank@alumni.caltech.edu> said:

> It's somewhat painful for Linux to be the OS that
> exposes the bugs in applications, though.
> Why not sweep them under the carpet, if it's easy?

Thanks for proving my point.

It does NOT sweep it under the carpet - it just reduces exposure, and THEN you
can try trace that bug.

And besides, I refuse to listen to anyone who requests a kernel change with
the intention of sweeping a software bug "under the carpet" instead of fixing
the software.

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