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> -----Original Message----- |
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> From: Walter Dnes [mailto:waltdnes@××××××××.org] |
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> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 3:33 PM |
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> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo and KISS ? |
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> On Sat, May 19, 2007 at 10:42:22AM +0900, burlingk@×××××××××.mil wrote |
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> > If a person does not wish to stay up to date, if they |
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> simply wish to |
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> > have a stable system, is getting busy really a reason to change |
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> > operating systems? |
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> If you're connecting to the internet, you *MUST* keep your |
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> system up to date, to maintain security. Yes even linux |
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> systems have some security problems. A lot fewer than |
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> Windows, but it does happen. Problems with the actual kernel |
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> are only a small part of the problem. Flash, Adobe PDF, Java, |
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> etc, have had a few problems which can occur on all platforms |
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> they run on. |
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> What's so time-consuming about once-a-week... |
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> * emerge --sync |
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> * emerge --ask --deep --update --world |
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> The update world can be started just before going to bed |
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> <G>. Update kernel once every couple of months or when a |
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> GLSA requires it. |
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> Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> In linux /sbin/init is |
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> Job #1 Q. Mr. Ghandi, what do you think of Microsoft |
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> security? A. I think it would be a good idea. |
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For the average user (I know, the average user is not using Gentoo), |
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emerge --<any set of options> world is no trivial task. |
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For the average user, Security means padlocks and car alarms. |
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The average user is using their machine for movies and video games, and |
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doesn't have the time to fight with bugs if emerging world doesn't go |
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quite right. :P |
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