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Date:      Wed, 5 Mar 2003 16:42:39 -0500
From:      Klaus Steden <klaus@compt.com>
To:        Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
Cc:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.ORG>, David Schultz <das@FreeBSD.ORG>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Does the patching procedure work?
Message-ID:  <20030305164239.A543@cthulu.compt.com>
In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20030305124322.02c8f100@localhost>; from brett@lariat.org on Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 12:46:47PM -0700
References:  <4.3.2.7.2.20030305121248.02c5e720@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20030305100150.048518c0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20030305052142.03f04200@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20030305050739.03f078f0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20030305052142.03f04200@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20030305100150.048518c0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20030305121248.02c5e720@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20030305122841.02c8b7b0@localhost> <20030305194030.GA11776@rot13.obsecurity.org> <4.3.2.7.2.20030305124322.02c8f100@localhost>

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> 
> >How about you give it a rest now, Brett.  You've been loudly demanding
> >what several people have repeatedly explained to you is already the
> >case, 
> 
> I'll drop the thread, but you're missing the point. The problem is that
> maintaining production FreeBSD systems is still far too time-consuming 
> and awkward. It's a security issue AND a usability issue. The project
> as a whole really needs to get a handle on this issue. 
> 
You could use Windows. They force you to install security fixes and upgrades
autmagically from the Internet.

Klaus

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