Wi-Fi software security bug could leave Android, Windows, Linux open to attack (Ars Technica)

It might be worth noting I am not interested in Android phones. I try to use the dumbest phone I can find, and I prefer to use wifi-only tablets. I should say I am watching the Intel-based tablet space to see if operating-system installation would be easier on those at some time (even if it voids the warranty.) In such a case, I might consider a "free/open-source" version of Android if it had some straightforward way to apply security updates, or some version of Ubuntu or Mint.

I might also mention this; I used to be a Linux junkie, compiling my own kernels, sending patches for the tape driver, doing everything myself. I loved Slackware for that quality in those days. but frankly, I've become spoiled with Ubuntu LTS and Mint and Debian, and even if I weren't, it doesn't seem like fiddling with the source code should be necessary to get security updates, no matter what computer, be it a tablet, phone, desktop or whatever. And for tablets---they are really best for simple things like reading and watching video and getting the weather, so it would be nice to get security updates without a lot of fuss.

As to the previous comment; mishandling security support is a very irresponsible thing on the part of these tablet and phone manufacturers, and frankly I hope it bites them in the ass real hard someday.