Edward Martinez <mindbende...@live.com> writes: > On 11/21/10 09:44, Oliver H. Weiergraeber wrote: >> Hello everyone, >snip> >> So even though installation for standard desktop use at home may be >> tolerated (though not explicitly covered by the license), running an >> unpatched system cannot be an option in the long run... >>
> Hi, > > I think if your computer will be behind a router with a firewall, > basicilly, in stealth mode, then you should be ok without security > updates, and > the virus are mainly written for windows. solaris 11 ex is > really advance. but if you were going to use it like at a bank to do > online transactions,then i would say yes > updates would be needed. > > Regards > Edward I believe the community is already addressing this problem and in a few years most people who don't want a costly license will have migrated over anyway. I do agree that no security updates are a big problem if someone found a zero day vulnerability in Firefox you could have a big problem. You can kind of solve this problem by having the critical software you need compiled by hand and just download a newer version when you need the extra security or feel a need for a better version. Or have a 3rd party publisher/repository that has most of the updated software you need. Such as all the Gnu tools, and free software updates that are available for other Gnu/linux distro's anyway. That way if you need say a newer version of Firefox you add that publisher to your list and away you go. I think that in reality people who have used Gnu/Linux have come to expect the freedoms that Open Source Software has granted them. Once they get the taste they like the results and telling them they can't have it is really not a good option. I think a few people are waiting to see if Oracle will even issue another express edition after Solaris 11 hits. Some get the felling that this is a beta test for Solaris 11 and that seeing another express edition might be wishful thinking. So far I haven't seen anything definite to say this is not the case. Rthoreau _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
