vmsplice() kernel related security vulnerability

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sto section "Distributions and security updates" mporeite na diabasete gia mia "trupa" tou linux kernel (kaneis den einai teleios! to linux den einai openbsd, opote exei kai auto "trupes").

to 8eamatiko einai o xronos pou xreiasthke gia na dior8w8ei.
opws mporeite na diabasete, se epipedo kwdika, to patch bghke thn idia mera pou anafer8hke to vulnerability.
se epipedo distribution, to patch bghke PALI thn idia mera pou egine eurutera gnwsto to problhma.
DEBIAN RULES!!! deite ton pinaka!

...kai epeidh me 3erete, den antexw na mhn to pw: sta winblows, 3erete poia einai h antistoixh politikh?
an eseis ws xrhsths breite kapoio vulnerability kai to kanete report sto diktuo (oxi sth m$), tote h m$ exei to dikaiwma na sas kanei mhnush! nai, kala diabasate! h m$ 8a sas kanei mhnush giati brhkate "trupa" sto leitourgiko ths. gia na mh fate mhnush prepei na to kanete report MONO sth m$! to pote 8a bgei patch einai mia allh istoria. den 3erw an 8umaste thn istoria me thn "trupa" ston jpeg viewer tou explorer 'h kati sasser/blaster worms kai pote h mama m$ ebgale patches (hell! oi etaireies antivirus ebgalan polu pio grhgora luseis gia to problhma apo th microsoftex!!!)

eprepe na to pw re magkes. afou 3erete poso hdonizomai na blepw "plhrwmenes" meletes ths m$ sto diktuo pou na lene oti ta winblows einai pio secure apo to gnu/linux kai meta na blepw auta!...

poutsoklis -- debian gnu/linux: apt-get into it!

sorry re magkes, alla to topic auto den anhkei sthn enothta "web design kai programmatismos"... gi' auto kai den to ekana post se authn th sugkekrimenh enothta.

de milaw gia ton tropo pou patch-aretai h security hole.
8igw to 8ema ths poiohthtas oson afora thn asfaleia pou parexei ena free (as in freedom) leitourgiko se sugkrish me ena proprietary, opws auto ths microsoftex.

to "zoumi" einai oti se ena free os pou ton kwdika mporei na ton dei opoios 8elei, otan anakoinw8ei ena vulnerability, h lush einai 8ema wrwn.
se ena kleisto leitourgiko (to opoio einai kai tigka stis trupes, opws auto ths m$), oxi mono den patcharontai egkaira oi security holes, alla apeiloun kai opoion paei na tis gnwstopoihsei sto euru koino.

nomizw oti sumfwneite kai seis pws den prokeitai gia 8ema pou afora ton programmatismo...

poutsoklis -- debian gnu/linux: apt-get into it!

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