Re: My head is spinning - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Lamar Owen
Subject Re: My head is spinning
Date
Msg-id 200208222332.34408.lamar.owen@wgcr.org
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In response to Re: My head is spinning  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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On Thursday 22 August 2002 11:07 pm, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Lamar Owen wrote:
> > Weekly News.  When/if it does, *SHA-ZAM*.  I'd personally like the news
> > item to read 'PostgreSQL developers release security update' rather than
> > 'Security hole found in PostgreSQL'.

> You bring up a good point.  We don't want to appear reactive on this, we
> want to be proactive.  The CVS is all ready for release, so there isn't
> anything holding us up except our quality control.

Well, it _has_ been placed on LWN under the moniker 'Multiple buffer overflows 
in PostgreSQL'.  Not good, as everyone who claims to be a security expert 
*knows* that all buffer overflows are the bane of a secure system....  It 
isn't a headline item, though -- which is why it took me a minute to find it. 

But even LWN isn't slashdot. It would be nice if we've dodged that bullet.
-- 
Lamar Owen
WGCR Internet Radio
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