Oh thank god, this thread has now become a case of 'look how big my penis will be in x amount of months'.
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Darren Martyn < [email protected]> wrote: > Jason has a good point. Now to make a simple statement - I am not (nor was > I) agreeing with the Ubuntu bashing in this, merely stating a point that it > puts user friendliness over security AT TIMES. I only switched distro for I > had... Disagreements... with Ubuntu's Wireless stack in installations more > recent than 10.04LTS. > > I still run 10.04 "Netbook Remix" on the occasion that I have access to a > netbook (I no longer own even a desktop) and like it, it does the bloody > job, is easy to install rapidly, and does not require much fucking about > with. Sure, the purists may demand one compiles kernel from source, reads > parts (or all) of the src to look for POSSIBLE bugs, etc, and "builds their > own Linux", but I find that 8/10 times that is impractical, an unnecessary > complication, or merely too time consuming. > > Just as an aside, my goal once I aquire my own computer (or rather, a > replacement for the boxes I no longer have) is to do the following: > 1) Read the latest kernels source over a long period of time, looking for > bugs and to get a better understanding of how it works on that level > 2) Build my own distro > 3) Write my own network manager based off the LORCON/MadWiFi drivers > (using PyLORCON bindings) for the GNOME interface to replace the > not-reliable "network manager" applet. > > Is there anyone else on the list with similar aspirations to understand > the underlying OS on that level or is everyone content with simply bitching > about distros? > > On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Jason A. Donenfeld <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello Full Disclosure Hysterics & Friends, >> >> I have now read through five dozen complaints about how Ubuntu >> is fundamentally an "unsecure" operating system, filled with more holes >> than Swiss cheese. >> >> If somebody could direct me toward a local root exploit against a fully >> up-to-date Ubuntu 11.04 or 11.10 that attacks a piece of software that is >> installed by default, I would be most impressed and persuaded by your >> assertions, as well as being very appreciative. >> >> Thank you, >> Management >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. >> Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html >> Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >> > > > > -- > My Homepage :D <http://compsoc.nuigalway.ie/%7Einfodox> > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >
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