[VIM] Nortel advisory URL humor
security curmudgeon
jericho at attrition.org
Wed Mar 22 01:42:10 EST 2006
http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=391523&RenditionID=
"RenditionID"? Given the definition of 'rendition', it's a tad amusing =)
1. The act of rendering; especially, the act of surrender, as
of fugitives from justice, at the claim of a foreign
government; also, surrender in war.
[1913 Webster]
n 1: a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role
etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by
Schubert" [syn: {rendering}]
2: an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious;
"the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he
annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often
imitations are extended to provide a more accurate
rendition of the child's intended meaning" [syn: {interpretation},
{interpreting}, {rendering}]
3: the act of interpreting something as expressed in an
artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was
extraordinarily moving" [syn: {rendering}, {interpretation}]
I don't think it qualifies as a musical composition or dramatic role, so
we'll go with "explanation of something that is not immediately obvious",
although having to download a PDF to view the advisory may approach the
more modern use of the word involving torture in other countries.
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