[bf1942] New update?

[Jorrit Schippers]

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Michael Ressen [mailto:netadmin at michiganburbs.com] 
> Verzonden: woensdag 1 december 2004 21:58
> Aan: bf1942 at icculus.org
> Onderwerp: RE: [bf1942] New update?
> 
> -> -----Original Message-----
> -> From: Jorrit Schippers [mailto:jorrit at gameparty.net]
> -> Subject: RE: [bf1942] New update?
> -> 
> -> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> -> > Van: Michael Ressen [mailto:netadmin at michiganburbs.com]
> -> > Verzonden: woensdag 1 december 2004 21:53
> -> > Aan: bf1942 at icculus.org
> -> > Onderwerp: RE: [bf1942] New update?
> -> > 
> -> > -> -----Original Message-----
> -> > -> From: James Gurney [mailto:james at globalmegacorp.org]
> -> > -> Subject: [bf1942] New update?
> -> > -> 
> -> > -> 
> -> > -> So apparently there's a new version of BF:V and BF1942:
> -> > -> 
> -> > ->
> -> > http://www.eagames.com/official/battlefield/vietnam/us/editori
> -> > al.jsp?src=commu
> -> > nity_update_28
> -> > ->
> -> > http://www.eagames.com/official/battlefield/1942/us/editorial/
> -> > community_messag
> -> > e_51.jsp
> -> > ->
> -> > -> Is there a new Linux server update for both of these? 
> -> I'm a little
> -> > -> concerned, since the news item talks of a security exploit
> -> > problem..
> -> > -> 
> -> > -> James
> -> > 
> -> > WTF?   ARGH.   Why is it we're so informed on some issues, 
> -> > but completely left
> -> > out on others?
> -> > 
> -> > /BA
> -> > 
> -> > 
> -> 
> -> Probably because this bug was noticed not long ago, and was that 
> -> critical that a patch was released as soon as they could
> -> 
> -> Jorrit
> -> 
> 
> Still, how hard is it to drop a note here?   It would be nice 
> to actually know
> about it beforehand, and have a day to test it.
> 
> /BA
> 
> 

If EA would release a test version of the patch and say that the patch
covers an important security issue, then half the world would look for that
issue, and perhaps find the problem, and abuse it, because the patch hasn't
been released to the public. Releasing the news and the patch at the same
time is the only correct thing to do in cases like these

Jorrit