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Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 09:47:28 +0200
From: Florian Weimer <fw@...eb.enyo.de>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Who named shellshock?

* Solar Designer:

> It is insufficient that "it was an honest mistake" and that "apologies
> were made and accepted."

Why?  Who determines what is appropriate in such cases, anyway?

> The article has "Sep 24, 2014 8:35 AM PT" on it, which is 15:35 UTC.
> Did the article's author receive the information before or after 14:00,
> and when exactly?

The author does not work for the news organization in question, and he
had legitimate and need-to-know access to the information as part of
his regular employment.  I hope this clarifies things.

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