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| 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 |
| Message-ID | <k5tph9$4mi$4@Gaia.teknon.de> (permalink) |
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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 ... -- "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
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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
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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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