On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 03:40:02PM +0100, Pandu Poluan wrote: > On Dec 10, 2011 8:50 PM, "LinuxIsOne" <[1]linuxis...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > ----- >8 snip > > > > > I have come to conclusion that almost all Linux work almost in the > > same way since they have the same kernel, however, this is what I > > think. > > I don't mean to scare you, but most Linux distros work differently. > > First, there might be differences in how they install a package. > There's RPM, apt, pacman, portage, and others. > > Second, there are differences in the "init" system. Gentoo users > OpenRC, Ubuntu uses upstart, and others use SysVinit, systemd, and so > on. > > And even you can't guarantee that the kernels are the same. Many > distros introduce their own distro-specific patches to the vanilla > kernel. With Gentoo, it's even more complicated, as most experienced > Gentooroids will configure and compile their own kernels. > > (The last paragraph, however, is the reason why Gentoo is so secure: > attackers can't be sure that the vuln they're targeting is located at > the right spot, *if* the vuln exists at all. Throw in hardened patches > like GrSecurity, PAX, and SELinux... well, you get the idea.)
Probably he doesn't; one has to learn a bit before any of this will make sense to them. Imagine having this converstaion with your great-aunt Agnes... ;) > > ((No wonder NASDAQ uses Gentoo for its infrastructure)) > Indeed. -- ♫ ❤ ♫ ❤ ♫ ❤ ♫ ❤
