full-disclosure - RE: Linux (in)security

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From: dufresne at winternet.com (Ron DuFresne)
Subject: RE: Linux (in)security

	[SNIP]

>
> Don't get me wrong, I agree with almost all of what you're saying
> about Microsoft's poor track record.  However, in the interest
> of fairness I'd like to add that I've had to back out of a fair
> number of patches to various Unices and Linux systems because the
> patch broke something else, usually in a fairly complex enterprise
> environment.
>

There's a vast difference in having to backout patches in complex
production env;s and having a poor patch affect all or most every end
desktop/home users system too though.

Thanks,

Ron DuFresne
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"Cutting the space budget really restores my faith in humanity.  It
eliminates dreams, goals, and ideals and lets us get straight to the
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	***testing, only testing, and damn good at it too!***

OK, so you're a Ph.D.  Just don't touch anything.