Re: Critical Update: Broadcom Modem, why no documentation?

From: Robert Moir (bofh_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/19/04 

Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 22:21:13 +0100

George wrote:

> I'm glad that the update is legitimate (assuming that what
> I was told is accurate), but I am not satisfied with the
> complete lack of any documentation for an update,
> particularly one in the "Critical" category. How can a
> user evaluate an update if he has no idea whatsoever what
> the update is designed to fix and what it does? And
> doesn't the absence of information make it impossible for
> the user to assess over time the quality of the OS and the
> modem that he is running? Could this become a trend --
> just install this update, we are not telling you what it
> is, trust us -- in the future?
>
> Does anyone have any insight into this situation or
> thoughts about this?
>

Only thoughts that spring to mind are that as such an update would come from
broadcom, the lack of public documentation may well be connected to them, so
you might consider directing your enquiries and annoyance to them.

Secondly, as annoyed as you feel about this happening this way, which I
would agree is far from ideal, would you feel more or less annoyed if nobody
posted a fix and whatever hole it patches up was used to attack your
computer? 

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