pnutzh4x0r@lemmy.ndlug.org to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agoYes, Ubuntu Is Withholding Security Patches for Some Softwarewww.flu0r1ne.netexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down144 cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.zip
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minus-squareinterceder270@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoTo me, it looks like Debian and Ubuntu are both secure but you have to pay extra to make Ubuntu at least as secure as Debian.
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoWhat you’re paying extra for are timely security updates for community-maintained packages that aren’t an official part of the OS. Debian doesn’t provide that for free either. Debian doesnt provide it at all since they don’t have any paid options.
minus-squareinterceder270@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoSo users just run insecure packages on Debian?
To me, it looks like Debian and Ubuntu are both secure but you have to pay extra to make Ubuntu at least as secure as Debian.
What you’re paying extra for are timely security updates for community-maintained packages that aren’t an official part of the OS. Debian doesn’t provide that for free either. Debian doesnt provide it at all since they don’t have any paid options.
So users just run insecure packages on Debian?