Debian Struggling With Security

Masq666 wrote to mention a ZDNet article discussing difficulties Debian is having with security updates. From the article: "...Lack of manpower also appears to be adding to Debian's security woes. Michael Stone, another member of Debian's security team, expressed his frustration to the organisation's security e-mail mailing list in mid-June, saying there was no effective tracking of security problems."

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Re:Too many packages?

[cperciva]

Is FreeBSD having the same problems, or are they handling the situation, or are they just ignoring it?

The FreeBSD base system is supported quite well, although we have had occasional manpower problems (e.g., when one member of the security team is travelling around Japan on work, one member is writing his doctoral thesis, another member is job-hunting, et cetera).

The FreeBSD ports tree is supported on a "best effort" basis -- we make no guarantees, but we do our best.