Re: [ossig] Linux security patches - costs and features?

[Ken Wong <ken@apdip.net>]

As a RH user, I have issues with the following part:

> 	  remote push technology.  Without paying, you
> 	  are effectively cut off from security updates unless
> 	  you complete frequent questionnaires (and you could
> 	  not expect all end-users to do that).

1) Questionnaires are once every 3 months and not that long. 
2) Without questionnaires, security updates are still downloadable from 
RH site via web. Just not through the simplified method of up2date.
3) Nothing prevents you from having 1 demo account and storing all the 
updates downloaded by that account, then distributing to other users 
via some sort of script. 

Granted, I don't recommend 3) unless you're incredibly cheap/poor. I 
don't mind paying for a service that obviously gives you added value. 

If you don't pay, it's just a little more work to update your systems 
manually or via scripts, like any competent admin. 

Ken


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