[rescue] Linux Luserisms (was: secondary market storage?)

Eric Dittman dittman at dittman.net
Tue Apr 2 12:55:20 CST 2002


> > Yes, I don't use OpenBSD.  But I see OpenBSD listed in
> > some of the latest CERT advisories, so to actually use
> > it for anything you'll have to install the latest patches
> > after installation and keep watch for future advisories.
> 
> Umm...  I'll just point out that OpenBSD is often on those,
> but they are either services that are not turned on
> out-of-the-box, or require a local user to exploit.  They
> don't claim that the box shouldn't be maintained.

And that's exactly what I'm saying.  You have to install
the patches or your box isn't secure.  Claiming there's
not a problem because the service is turned off out-of-
the-box is just semantics, since they are going to be
turned on 99% of the time.
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