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:ZDNet: How Does the Average Joe Patch Linux?
ZDNet: How Does the Average Joe Patch Linux?
Sep 26, 2005, 01 :00 UTC (22 Talkback[s]) (9130 reads)

(Other stories by George Ou)

"Dana Blankenhorn asked this interesting question 'how does an ordinary open source user manage patches' without paying expensive subscription fees. But before I answer his question, I want to know how many 'ordinary' open source operating system users are there? Most Linux users still have to be computer savvy in the first place because the mere thought of compiling source code is terrifying for the average Joe. Fortunately, the GUI and patch management systems in most Linux distributions have gotten much easier but not easy enough to draw in the masses yet..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Or, if you're running Ubuntu like I  ...   apt-get update   
Brandioch Conner
Sep 26, 2005, 01:18:25
 
What is this "average Joe" and where can ...   average Joe   
Steve Stites
Sep 26, 2005, 03:03:37
 
Asks about 'Average Joe', then c ...   The man is an idiot...   
Phillip Brown
Sep 26, 2005, 04:55:21
 
If the "average Joe" is merely as smart  ...   Medium Cuppa Coffee   
Ken Jennings
Sep 26, 2005, 05:34:21
 
I thought it was Dana asking stupid ques ...   At first   
Mike R,
Sep 26, 2005, 05:44:05
 
You would think reading this that ONLY t ...   Clueless   
Kevin
Sep 26, 2005, 06:06:38
 
So how exactly do we go from the scenari ...   Agenda?   
Hyper L
Sep 26, 2005, 12:55:31
 
The author should try PCLinuxOS based on ...   PCLinuxOS with Synaptic   
ed
Sep 26, 2005, 13:52:36
 
It seems the view of updating is being p ...   Source to package manager   
James E LaBarre
Sep 26, 2005, 15:01:26
 
My mom and sister, who don't even us ...   Average Users   
James Cornell
Sep 26, 2005, 16:02:51
 
"Subscription fee"? Where's this guy ...   SuSE, et al   
Doug Bostrom
Sep 26, 2005, 16:15:41
 
"What I think is needed is compilation * ...   Re: Source to package manager   
Steve Stites
Sep 26, 2005, 16:17:45
 
Nice to see George Ou did such extensive ...   Complete lack of research...   
Left Rev Egg Plant
Sep 26, 2005, 16:45:15
 
With the repositories I use and the conn ...   Yum   
Jim
Sep 26, 2005, 16:57:53
 
"While I'm addressing the FUD in thi ...   Microsoft FUD advertising   
Steve Stites
Sep 26, 2005, 17:20:16
 
 Nice to see George Ou did such extensiv ...   Re: Complete lack of research...   
Hyper L
Sep 26, 2005, 17:30:10
 
There is such a utility.  It is called c ...   Re: Re: Source to package manager   
Hyper L
Sep 26, 2005, 17:31:49
 
 With the repositories I use and the con ...   Re: Yum   
Hyper L
Sep 26, 2005, 19:53:29
 
[...]>  [...] I wish LinuxToday would ge ...   Re: Re: Complete lack of research...   
Kenneth Jennings
Sep 27, 2005, 00:57:31
 
> While I'm addressing the FUD in th ...   Re: Complete lack of research...   
Uno Engborg
Sep 27, 2005, 02:18:39
 
> What is this "average Joe" and where c ...   Re: average Joe   
blackhole
Sep 27, 2005, 02:29:32
 
I work on a site with about 2000 MS Wind ...   WSUS - not the sharpest tool in the shed.   
sc
Sep 27, 2005, 03:19:43
 
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