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Microsoft To Distribute Third-Party Patches

Posted by timothy on from the after-the-after-party dept.

dhiren writes "Secunia on Wednesday announced that their authenticated internal vulnerability scanner, the Corporate Software Inspector (CSI) 4.0, has been integrated with Microsoft Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). This will hopefully pave the way for other vendors to also make use of Windows' existing patching infrastructure and eliminate the need for the multitude of custom updater applications and services that clutter most systems today."

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  1. Oh just call it by LordKaT · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Oh, just call it a package manager and get over it. Your fancy words don't make it better.

    1. Re:Oh just call it by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 5, Insightful
      No way buddy. It is going to come in so many editions:
      • Absolutely Basic Package Manager
      • Expanded Basic Package Manager
      • Funeral Director Edition Package Manager (third from the bottom of pricelist!)
      • Anything Less Would not work Manager
      • Ultimate Home Edition Package Manager (clueless user Special)
      • Professional Ultimate Package Manager
      • Ultimate Professional Package Manager with Downgrade to Ugrade Option Bundled
      • Super Ultimate Professional with Multimedia Expansion Package Gamer special Package Manager
      • Absolutely Super Ultimate, this time really really Ultimate Gamer Professional Home Maker Special Edition Package Manager
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      sed -e 's/Chuck Norris/Rajnikant/g' joke > fact
  2. Re:About time! by bmo · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The Wikpedia says that dpkg came out in 1993.

    So Microsoft is only catching up after 17 years.

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    BMO

  3. Re:About time! by Runaway1956 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    200 distros? Really? Confining ourselves to Linux - I think there are a half dozen root distros, with dozens of derivatives from each.

    There are three main package managers, one of which will work with almost any distro you choose.

    I know - half the people in the world can't decide what color socks to wear today, so they only buy black socks, or white socks. Some of the rest of us buy both black and white, and mix and match according to mood. Some daring individuals actually buy COLORFUL socks, and manage to keep up with the pairs.

    The point is, not everyone is retarded.

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    "Windows is like the faint smell of piss in a subway: it's there, and there's nothing you can do about it." - Charlie Br