, SecurityFocus 2006-01-12
For four days in January, network administrators and security-savvy home users had a choice: Download and install an unofficial open-source fix for the critical flaw in the Windows Meta File (WMF) format or wait an estimated week for an official patch from Microsoft.
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The Squander of MS Admins && Users
2006-01-13
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
I've NOT in favor of "they should audit and review, and not work on new code". What I said was, "an inordinate amount of their resources are spent on Vista..." I base this on the fact that their current reputation in terms of security on their shipping products is awful.
What I would suggest is that they rebalance their development efforts. If the current ratio of Vista:XP devs is 20:1, make it 20:3 or 20:4. Don't get on the "all we care about is the next product" bandwagon that drives software companies into not fixing the crap they produce.
-Eric
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