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Re:Linus Torvalds: “Do No Harm” by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @10:37AM (#15757567)
> Because there is a workaround, applications just need to be updated.

What actually happened: people reverted the patch. In the real world, you can't expect timely or even correct response from vendors you rely on. It sucks, but it's how it is.

Re:Linus Torvalds: “Do No Harm” by torpcoms on Thursday November 23, 2017 @08:15AM (#15764802)
Then after you get compromised in some way, you will start to look for better vendors.
Re:Linus Torvalds: “Do No Harm” by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Thursday November 23, 2017 @12:05PM (#15766363)
Only if the cost*risk of a future compromise is > cost of replacing the product. This is rarely going to be the case for business critical software.