Sending of Hacks to the Graveyard

[GaryP]

As a user of a lot of modifications on this site, I say that we should be warned of the problem with a modification as soon as the problem is highlighted. If we then opt to still use the affected modification and something happens to our site then this is our problem but if we disable or remove it then we know that we are safe.

Imagine for a minute that you buy a tin of beans from a shop. Now the next day the manufactorer finds that a bit has broke off the machine. They check the batch numbers of the beans produced since the last known time that the piece was there and then issue a recall notice with the product, description, and batch details and tell you not to eat them.

Now in the same way, vB.org has told us about the product and the version that is affected by security issues. This is something that needs to be done right away. Proper testing of modifications before they are released to the trusting non-coders should be done by the coders to make sure that this doesn't happen, although there will always be some that get through anyway.

Coders then can fix the problem, or not, as they decide while the people using the modification can see it, or not, at their own risk as they are aware that there is an issue.

Really it's like everything - if you know something is dangerous would you still do it? If going down a mountain do you take the path, the cable car or jump from the top? If you opt for the cablecar then find out that the cable is frayed, would you still use it while waiting for it to be fixed?