Re: [Full-disclosure] Getting Off the Patch

It's brilliant! Where do I sign up?

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What you run a patch management company? What's your problem with
trying to improve the way we do things? If we find patching isn't a
good nor necessary solution for better security then why shouldn't we
propose a new model?

-pete.

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