Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 30 Nov 2001 13:01:51 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 30 Nov 2001 13:01:44 -0500 Received: from ppp-97-16.29-151.libero.it ([151.29.16.97]:28666 "HELO blu.blu.i.prosa.it") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Fri, 30 Nov 2001 13:01:34 -0500 Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 18:54:00 +0100 From: antirez To: Jeff Garzik Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Coding style - a non-issue Message-ID: <20011130185359.Q31176@blu> Reply-To: antirez In-Reply-To:

<20011128162317.B23210@work.bitmover.com> <9u7lb0$8t9$1@forge.intermeta.de> <20011130072634.E14710@work.bitmover.com> <1007138360.6656.27.camel@forge> <3C07B820.4108246F@mandrakesoft.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <3C07B820.4108246F@mandrakesoft.com>; from jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com on Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 11:47:28AM -0500 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 11:47:28AM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: > The security community has shown us time and again that public shaming > is often the only way to motivate vendors into fixing security > problems. Yes, even BSD security guys do this :) It's a bit different. Usually the security community uses it when there isn't a way to fix the code (i.e. non-free code) or when the maintaner of the code refused to fix the issue. Also to "expose" the security problem isn't the same as to flame. While not a good idea, something like a long name for a local var isn't a big problem like a completly broken software with huge security holes used by milions of people every day. The quality of the code should be ensured in a different way. If there is a standard coding-style you should either: 1) refuse to include broken code before the programmer fix it 2) fix it yourself before the inclusion Flames aren't a good solution imho. -- Salvatore Sanfilippo http://www.kyuzz.org/antirez finger antirez@tella.alicom.com for PGP key 28 52 F5 4A 49 65 34 29 - 1D 1B F6 DA 24 C7 12 BF - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/