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Re: JDK 1.7.0_09 and JDK 1.6.0_37 released

From v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert)
Newsgroups comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject Re: JDK 1.7.0_09 and JDK 1.6.0_37 released
Date 2012-10-20 09:05 +0000
Organization Private site at Eddersheim, Germany
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Arne Vajhoej wrote:
> 
> Oracle use odd for security fixed and even for other fixes and they had 
> planned to do:
> 
> u5 - security fix
> u6 - general fix
> u7 - security fix
> u8 - general fix
> u9 - security fix
> u10 - general fix
> 
> After the release of u7 a zero day vulnerability was found, so they had
> to release u9 out of order.
> 
> To avoid going backwards in version numbers they had to call this
> version for u10.

Well then why don't they do

1.7.0_05 - security fix
1.7.1    - general fix
1.7.1_01 - security fix
1.7.2    - general fix
1.7.2_01 - security fix
1.7.3    - general fix

The they could have easily done

1.7.1_02 - second security fix

The first time I wondered about such was 1.6.0_10 ...

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"I'm a doctor, not a mechanic." Dr Leonard McCoy <mccoy@ncc1701.starfleet.fed>
"I'm a mechanic, not a doctor." Volker Borchert  <v_borchert@despammed.com>

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JDK 1.7.0_09 and JDK 1.6.0_37 released Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-10-16 14:07 -0700
  Re: JDK 1.7.0_09 and JDK 1.6.0_37 released Wayne <nospam@all.invalid> - 2012-10-16 23:46 -0400
    Re: JDK 1.7.0_09 and JDK 1.6.0_37 released Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-10-16 21:17 -0700
    Re: JDK 1.7.0_09 and JDK 1.6.0_37 released markspace <-@.> - 2012-10-16 21:58 -0700
    Re: JDK 1.7.0_09 and JDK 1.6.0_37 released Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-10-17 00:26 -0700
      Re: JDK 1.7.0_09 and JDK 1.6.0_37 released Arne Vajhoej <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-10-17 11:22 -0400
    Re: JDK 1.7.0_09 and JDK 1.6.0_37 released Arne Vajhoej <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-10-17 11:11 -0400
      Re: JDK 1.7.0_09 and JDK 1.6.0_37 released v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert) - 2012-10-20 09:05 +0000
        Re: JDK 1.7.0_09 and JDK 1.6.0_37 released Arne Vajhoej <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-10-21 03:47 -0400

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