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On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info> wrote: |
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> I don't mean to scare you, but most Linux distros work differently. |
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> First, there might be differences in how they install a package. There's |
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> RPM, apt, pacman, portage, and others. |
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> Second, there are differences in the "init" system. Gentoo users OpenRC, |
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> Ubuntu uses upstart, and others use SysVinit, systemd, and so on. |
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"init" system? I am first time hearing this, may be, I would read it |
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later or sometimes about what is it.... |
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> And even you can't guarantee that the kernels are the same. Many distros |
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> introduce their own distro-specific patches to the vanilla kernel. With |
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> Gentoo, it's even more complicated, as most experienced Gentooroids will |
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> configure and compile their own kernels. |
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> (The last paragraph, however, is the reason why Gentoo is so secure: |
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> attackers can't be sure that the vuln they're targeting is located at the |
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> right spot, *if* the vuln exists at all. Throw in hardened patches like |
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> GrSecurity, PAX, and SELinux... well, you get the idea.) |
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Oh I see. Thanks for clarification Pandu. |
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> ((No wonder NASDAQ uses Gentoo for its infrastructure)) |
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Great to hear. |
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