[WBEL-devel] Security updates

[Vicki Reeves]

Karanbir Singh wrote:
> Situation I was refering to was the slow propogation of the updates...
> 
> And, how open is JohnM ( about 0% I think ) to outside help on the 
> situation ?

Not meaning to speak for John -- he does that quite well on his own -- 
but figuring that he is very deep in sleep after a night of working on 
WBEL issues, I'm going to give you my (reasonably close up) view of the 
situation.

Slow propogation of updates is the #1 concern at the moment.  While we 
can't do much about our bandwidth here at the library, I think what John 
is working on with the mirror sites will make things much better in the 
very near future.

So far as outside help, I want to start with a personal story.  When my 
babies were newborn, I was the kind of mom who wanted to hide them under 
the porch and growl at anyone who tried to touch them.  In time, they 
grew a little stronger and I grew more confident that I understood what 
they needed to thrive.  Before long, I reached a point where I was ready 
for others to share in their care.

I've worked on many projects with John.  He is not adverse to help.  He 
is, however, cautious and that serves us well.  We've managed to escape 
many disasters because John has said, 'wait, let me look at this a 
little longer before we choose a direction'.  I think that is where he 
is on help with WBEL now...

no, not under the porch growling, that's where I said I would be :-)

... I think John is working on getting things correctly in place and 
understanding where outside help will best fit into the WBEL project. 
He reads every thing that is posted on all the lists and he carefully 
considers the suggestions that are made.

Please everybody, keep suggesting and, yes, even complaining.  It all 
goes into the WBEL pot and what comes out is a better product for all of us.

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