Re: Happy Patch Tuesday

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:
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https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/08/patch_tuesday_october_2024/
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"Microsoft issues 117 patches – some for flaws already under attack"

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Linux can only wet dream of such small numbers.
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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
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https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/kernel/releases
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Google's 'experimental' Generative AI says "A stable Linux kernel can receive as many as 25 patches per day."
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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.

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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?