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Article #235Re: IBM bug notification/update policy
From: Chuck Karish
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1989 15:46
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1989 15:46
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In article <13071@well.UUCP> gors@well.UUCP (Gordon Stewart) wrote:
[ IBM doesn't send out AIX patches unless asked. ]
>If there's anyone at IBM listening, get a copy of <550@pan.UUCP> to
>your boss, your boss's boss, etc. !!! It's about time IBM got with
>the rest of the UNIX world!
Where's this `rest of the UNIX world'? I haven't seen unsolicited
patches from either DEC or SCO, except for security fixes for
the bugs highlighted by the fiasco last November.
Convex seems to be somewhat more cooperative, but I only know of
their policies from the point of view of a customer site that's
provided them with a lot of help in finding bugs in their OS.
Chuck Karish {decwrl,hpda}!mindcrf!karish
(415) 493-9000 karish@forel.stanford.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!agate!shelby!portia!forel!karish From: karish@forel.stanford.edu (Chuck Karish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt Subject: Re: IBM bug notification/update policy Message-ID: <4391@portia.Stanford.EDU> Date: 10 Aug 89 15:46:28 GMT References: <550@pan.UUCP> <13071@well.UUCP> Sender: USENET News System <news@Portia.stanford.edu> Reply-To: karish@forel.stanford.edu (Chuck Karish) Organization: When necessary Lines: 18