On Sat, 02 Apr 2005 22:05:59 +0200
Matthias-Christian Ott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Jep I agree. But notice that this is a _big_ security risk because the 
> cracker knows which distribution you're running and can use distribution 
> specific security holes (e.g. unpatched security holes or security holes 
> in old software).
I like to second that, since a line like "Apache (latest version)" reads for
a potential hacker like "I know my business, I'm uptodate". From a
psychological point of view this is a good argument. The other way around,
"Archlinux (known as the most secure Distro ever)" would have a similar
effect. We work on it...

-tobbi

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