Linux.com: Making a Distribution Secure

“There’s no dearth of Linux distributions to choose from. With
so many to choose from, one might think it’s as easy as picking up
the Linux kernel, throwing in a few applications, setting up
respositories, making ISOs and you’ve got a shiny new Linux distro.
Well, there’s more to a Linux distro than assembling applications
and making sure everything works. A lot of time and effort, at
least for major distros, is spent on making the distribution secure
and getting updates out in a timely fashion.

“To start with, all major distributions have security teams that
collaborate with the main release team to ensure no vulnerable
packages make their way into the final release…”

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