Not just patching but entire packaging & SW ecosystem
Not just patching but entire packaging & SW ecosystem
Posted Mar 17, 2006 17:47 UTC (Fri) by kmself (guest, #11565)Parent article: Has Linux patching surpassed Mac and Windows? (ZDNet)
I became painfully aware of just how different the worlds of GNU/Linux and the largely proprietary MS Windows are a couple of years ago when I was responsible for running a youth center lab with WinXP desktops, just as the spyware/malware epidemic was building. From basic system architecture to the relationships between ISVs and OS vendors, the entire system is adversarial and confrontational, resulting in a huge additional burden to end-users and admins. What's key is that the reasons are very much more than technical.
I've written up observations on this in my essay Spyware, Adware, Windows, GNU/Linux, and Software Culture. Might make interesting reading in conjunction with Mr. Ou's article.
Posted Apr 3, 2006 21:15 UTC (Mon)
by roelofs (guest, #2599)
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Outstanding essay.
I think David (A.?) Wheeler has written something along similar lines, and Richard Forno also did so a few years back (with a more Mac-centric slant).
Greg
Posted Apr 17, 2006 1:11 UTC (Mon)
by kmself (guest, #11565)
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If you have any pointers to the Wheeler and/or Forno essays, I'd be very interested in seeing them. karsten (at) linuxmafia.com should reach me.
Thanks.
Posted Apr 19, 2006 3:48 UTC (Wed)
by roelofs (guest, #2599)
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I believe these are the ones (fairly sure about Wheeler, certain about Forno):
In addition, here's a related essay/blog entry on MSIE by Wheeler:
Greg
I've written up observations on this in my essay Spyware, Adware, Windows, GNU/Linux, and Software Culture.
Not just patching but entire packaging & SW ecosystem
Wheeler / Forno essays?
If you have any pointers to the Wheeler and/or Forno essays, I'd be very interested in seeing them.
Wheeler / Forno essays?