Re: Online Update vs System Update?

Pat wrote:
houghi wrote:
Pat wrote:
Well, I'm primarily thinking of updates, since these normally contain
bug fixes and security improvements that make an application more
stable.

You are confusing two things. New features and security fixes.

Well, I just came from the Windows worlds where MS updates often
included both! ;^)

So I take it security fixes and bug fixes are treated separately?

In this world there is a difference between a feature and a bug. ;-)

What is generaly thought as a security risk is perhaps something
different then what you expect it to be.

A security fix is something that takes away the security risk. A
security risk is not only somebody being able to hack your machine. It
could be downtime of your webserverm, because it crashed.

So they are basicaly the same. If that is the only thing you are looking
for, then all you need is YOU (YaST Online Update) which will provide
those.

houghi
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They say pesticides have been linked to low sperm counts.
In my opinion if you have bugs down there that are so bad
you need to use a pesticide, you're not gonna get laid anyway.
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