> On Dec 23, 2014, at 6:00 PM, Joshua M. Clulow via illumos-discuss > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 23 December 2014 at 14:49, Bob Friesenhahn via illumos-discuss > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Important security patches seem to come out right away for OmniOS and since >> the distribution is "fat free", fewer security patches are required. > > Joyent strives to provide quick relief via important security fixes as > well; both for software in the base SmartOS image, and in the binary > package sets we provide through pkgsrc.
With respect to security, ALL distros bust their humps to address these problems quickly. We all work together when encountering a problem and cover each other as appropriate. Just a few minutes ago, Joyent put back into illumos-gate some security fixes to mailx(1) that had been festering a while. ALL distros cooperate on these issues, and we even have [email protected] for contacting us in case something if FUBAR. There are many differentiators between distros, but attention to security is something we all have in common. Dan ------------------------------------------- illumos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/182180/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/182180/21175430-2e6923be Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21175430&id_secret=21175430-6a77cda4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
