From: Chad Dougherty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:37:11 -0400
> David Miller wrote: > > How, may I ask, did that policy apply to the GCC "vendor" > > when this all got started? > > Our own testing of multiple versions of gcc on multiple platforms and > subsequent confirmation by Mark that it was intentional, desired > behavior. This all occurred prior to even the initial version of the note. CERT is asking these vendors for "approval" for the text they will add mentioning anything about their product. That's the bit I'm talking about. They are getting protection and consideration that was not really afforded to GCC. CERT treated GCC differently.
