[tonyarnold]

How is doing a blog post that will be seen by the relevant engineers different to posting to the Apple Developer mailing lists?

This wasn't disclosure of a security flaw, or anything that was going to cause damage to Apple or it's users. Personally, I don't have a problem with things like this being used for professional gain — Jon did the legwork to figure out where the problem was, and wrote it up. Kudos to him.

There's a limit to all politicking, especially when you're dealing with an organisation like Apple. There are no reliable, responsive channels for effecting change at Apple. First person to suggest radar gets a kick in the unmentionables.