check the archives of the list for the last couple of weeks, Alan Cox
fixed a bug in ~7 hours IIRC
David Lang
On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, Michael H. Warfield wrote:
> Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 12:14:27 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Michael H. Warfield <mhw@wittsend.com>
> To: Lou Grinzo <lgrinzo@stny.lrun.com>
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
> Subject: Re: Research help needed
>
> Lou Grinzo enscribed thusly:
>
> > I'm currently working on a writing project that will discuss, among
> > other things, the Linux kernel developers' reputation for fixing
> > reported bugs very quickly.
>
> > Trying to nail down examples is a little harder than I expected.
> > I would like to cite several concrete, verifiable examples, along the
> > lines of, "on Feb. 10, 1999 a security bug was found in component
> > X, and a fix was coded, tested, and made available on the Internet
> > within 24 hours."
>
> Don't have dates off the top of my head but both "Ping 'O Death"
> and "Teardrop" fall into that category.
>
> > I can't go into details, but this project is high enough profile that it
> > could help Linux a lot to have this information included. This also
> > means that citing a false example could do more harm to Linux than
> > citing no examples at all, so anything I say has to be 100% accurate.
>
> > Pls. copy all responses to me at lgrinzo@stny.lrun.com
>
> > Thanks in advance.
>
>
> > Lou
>
>
> Mike
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