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From: DFS <nospam@dfs.com>
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Subject: Re: Happy Patch Tuesday
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:31:46 -0400
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On 10/9/2024 8:29 PM, CrudeSausage wrote:
> On 2024-10-09 11:30 a.m., DFS wrote:
>> On 10/8/2024 8:48 PM, rbowman wrote:
>>
>>> https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/08/patch_tuesday_october_2024/
>>>
>>> "Microsoft issues 117 patches – some for flaws already under attack"
>>
>>
>> Linux can only wet dream of such small numbers.
>>
>> Patches accepted per day   per month (daily x 30)
>> LTS kernel       6 to 8    180 to 240
>> normal kernel   10 to 15   300 to 450
>>
>> https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/kernel/releases
>>
>>
>> Google's 'experimental' Generative AI says "A stable Linux kernel can 
>> receive as many as 25 patches per day."
>>
>>
>> But I have a feeling "Fixes, patches, updates, and changes" are used 
>> interchangeably by tech writers and AI models.
> 
> We have to admit that of the things Linux patched during that time, none 
> of them are likely to have been as serious as the issues Windows just 
> fixed. 


You've been listening to too many GuhNoo liars.

https://tuxcare.com/blog/linux-kernel-use-after-free-flaws-fixed/

https://tuxcare.com/blog/2024-linux-kernel-vulnerabilities-patch-without-rebooting/




> Granted, Windows is attacked a lot more

And yet when's the last time you heard of a Windows malware outbreak?




>>> Looking at you, DFS.
>>
>>
>> Then you should see I'm noticeably trimmer.  I lost 12 lbs in the 
>> first 7 days of October.  I'll write a longer post about it, to help 
>> inspire my fellow fatasses Relf and Bloaty.
> 
> Are you vomiting, DFS?


Do I look like a bruised, bulimic Chris Ahlstrom being scolded and 
smacked around by my strong wife?