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From: mboen@nixpbe.UUCP (Martin Boening)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Fixes and Update Patches...
Keywords: updates fixes patch
Message-ID: <1424@nixpbe.UUCP>
Date: 29 Mar 90 05:42:01 GMT
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Organization: Nixdorf Computer AG, Paderborn, Germany
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gert@targon.UUCP (Gert Kanis) writes:

>No , the `official update' should not assume that you have aplied ANY fixes.
>At least this is my opinion about the subject.

My opinion entirely. 

It is wrong to assume that everybody includes the fixes from the net in their
system. Often the recognized problems are fixed by the update anyhow. To
discontinue this praxis and assume that everybody applies the patches that
are distributed 'unofficially' would leave some people out in the cold.
Besides, there are often several patches for the same problem. How do you
decide which on best to incorporate?

Martin
Disclaimer: The above is entirely my opinion, nobody else has anything to
do with it.
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