Complete and utter rubbish!
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| Author | Content |
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| tuxchick Nov 18, 2005 7:34 AM EDT |
Gawdlmighty dang, this article sets a new low, even for ZDNet. It's disorganized, illogical, and devoid of pertinent facts- such as the fact that Linux has long had superior patch management. Geez, I wish I could get paid to be that ignorant and idiotic. |
| sbergman27 Nov 18, 2005 8:48 AM EDT |
OK. I know being polite is rule #1 of good advocacy, but I felt like breaking the rules today. Below is my emailed response to Mr. Mullins. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I do not understand your story "Open source renders patching a problem". Could you please explain how patching is a problem with Open Source software? Why is it important that they use third party software? You do understand that all major Linux distros come with automated patch management, right? Fedora uses yum and an automatic yum nightly updates. Debian uses APT. Mandrake uses urpmi. Suse uses yast2. RedHat uses up2date and their RedHat Network allows the administrator to control and customize automated, fault tolerant patching of thousands of RHEL servers from a central web interface. The list goes on. And you do understand that there is no "RedHat Linux" product anymore. Right? Also, since you don't seem well informed on Open Source security, I should mention that distributions do not always upgrade to the latest package in their security patches. Often they back port the patch to an earlier version so as to make the smallest change possible while still patching the vulnerability. I only mention that because I suspect it could be a source of confusion to you. Before asking that people think before sending you angry comments, you should start doing proper research before writing your articles. It's what you are getting paid to do. And it is what your readers have a right to expect. Sincerely, Steve Bergman |
| tuxchick Nov 18, 2005 9:21 AM EDT |
If that's your idea of a flame, well, it barely emitted warmth. :) That's a very good response. I submitted a Talkback, we'll see if they deign to post it. |
| sbergman27 Nov 18, 2005 10:28 AM EDT |
Well, it was one of those politely worded, politically correct emails that basically says "I think you are an ignoramous". The packaging was good advocacy. The message was not. But today... I DON'T CARE. ;-) -Steve |
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