Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: Hello Chinese student

Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH (allbery@kf8nh.apk.net)
Thu, 05 Nov 1998 18:09:13 -0500

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In message <19981105161556.A24664@silverand>, Matthew Hawkins writes:
+-----
| On Wed, 04 Nov 1998, Rick Hohensee wrote:
| > There are numerous patches
| > for 5.0 in the errata directory on www.redhat.com.
|
| Yes, because Redhat Software spend a lot of time discovering and fixing
| bugs and security holes in the packages they ship, sending the patches
| back to the original authors for inclusion, and releasing updates to their
| customers.
+--->8

The Linux Security Audit project started around the time Red Hat 5.1 came
out. What they found affected *all* Linux software; Red Hat was reasonably
timely about releasing updates as problems were found. (As was Debian, but
the effect was somewhat obscured by the fact that Debian held Hamm back
until *after* the audit ended.)

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