As recently reported on OpenBSD's errata page, a problem in the mbuf handling of IPv6 has been elevated to a security issue. This means that OpenBSD now has two remote exploits in 10 years, as already reflected on the OpenBSD Homepage. Theo advises to to update the system (or to block IPv6 using PF as a workaround).
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Member since:2005-07-06
I don't think you will ever see something like that. Microsoft doesn't have a hate relationship with the BSDs like they do with linux. The problem is linux users are always touting how wonderful linux is and sooooo much better than Windows. You don't see BSD people doing that and they are a lot more tolerable of Microsoft than linux users are. Additionally Microsoft has used BSD code in the past, not sure if they still do or not.
Member since:2005-07-06
RE[2]: Now... this is serious!
Member since:2006-04-21
Microsoft doesn't have a hate relationship with the BSDs like they do with linux. The problem is linux users are always touting how wonderful linux is and sooooo much better than Windows.
You make it sound like one has to do with the other; it doesn't.
The reason why Microsoft like BSD and not Linux is that they can (and already have) taken code from BSD and incorporate it in Windows without releasing the source code, but they can't do it with Linux. Also, BSD just isn't as big a threat as Linux at the moment.
And sure, a lot of Linux people hate Microsoft and Windows but given that this is based on a lot of people's experience of Windows as a buggy, crappy product, and of Microsoft as a predatory, dishonest organisation, that attitude need not be, and indeed, isn't limited to Linux users but also extends to BSD users, BeOS/Haiku users, OS/2 users...
Equally, there are Linux people who do not like slagging off MS or Win.
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2005-12-18
It's a shame Microsoft is not after BSD on its "Get the facts" campaign.... I'd LOVE to see ___ (any Microsoft puppy goes in the blank... Paul Thurrot comes to mind first hand, of course) trumpeting that "OpenBSD has doubled its exploits over the last year, it has being acknowledged... and Windows OSs only increased 10%", or Billy say that "you can take over a openBSD computer anytime anywhere by just looking at it from as far as 300 feet away..... Does anybody care about the truth these days?" or whatever comes up their mind. :-D
Edited 2007-03-14 18:34