> Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems like security on a lot of > systems is trying to play catch-up with the latest patches. > I I have an enemy, that is exactly where I want him. > > Seems like long ago OBSD tended to have fixed the latest whatever > about 6 months before everybody else woke up to the whatever. > > Compared to most other systems, methinks you'd come out ahead > by waiting for the next CDs and then upgrading. > The -release does need to be in place just in case anything critical > is actually needed. > > To paraphrase something or other, > Security is never having to patch. > > Dunno if OBSD is really there yet, but seems like they're close. > >
Well.. I agree in some ways.. though I think I'm a bit too experienced to really know better. That being said, my real goal is to understand the system, how it works, and how development is done, so I'm investing the effort to better understand how to do these things. Kind regards, ~Jason
