A Response to "What Are The Issues With Open Source Linux?" | Linux Today

A Response to “What Are The Issues With Open Source Linux?”

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 10, 2008

“FUD::That means that the user will have to be the one
responsible for checking for the updates instead of trusting this
matter to an organization. So, a user could pass long periods of
time without knowing that his OS has an important security failure
that could compromise his work or even the security of his
network.

“Response:: Absolute rubbish, the Distribution’s package manager
informs you the moment a security patch becomes available, and on
most, you can choose to have the patch install automatically, and
whether you choose auto install, or manual, you hardly notice, as
it’s never necessary that you reboot, as one must do constantly on
Windows.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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