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Not delusional, maybe tad excited
Everything you say is true, however, the bottom line is that when a Windows security update fails to break anything, it is news. For Linux, (can't speak to Ubuntu debacle a few weeks back, I use SLP), with all the updates to all installed programs time after time, an update that breaks something is news.

I have 34 people friends and family on full automatic update (they never even realize it is happening) and never a peep. I like to see what is going on, so look at them before I hit accept, finalize. :-D

In 7 years of updates, 2 kernel upgrades caused problems. Rhat 7.0 one time the kernel upgrade broke USB, and SLP 9, kernel upgrade broke nvidia driver, had to resort to nv until fixed.

Of course, the reason is simply modularity. kaffeine has nothing to do with thunderbird, whereas there are probably OS functions common to WMP and Outlook. Imbedding applications into the operating system is MS's cross to bear.

I also like that whatever distro you are running, updates are provided to ALL installed apps from the distro provider (including commercial ones where they fix the app and notify the distro provider). I can remember Suse providing updated nvidia drivers when flaws/changes were made on behalf of nvidia. One stop shopping for all your updates.

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No religion necessary, just reduce your risks, and your costs.  DonnieBoy | 09/07/06
Quiet Tuesday  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/07/06
Priorities  tic swayback | 09/07/06
Thank you, thank you  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/07/06
Don't forget though  TripleII | 09/07/06
Nah...  SecurityGeek_z | 09/07/06
True, but ...  Suicida| | 09/07/06
Another WGA?  IceTheNet@... | 09/07/06
'Critical' patch for Office coming... AFTER the fact.  Mr. Roboto | 09/07/06
How so?  SecurityGeek_z | 09/07/06
Ubuntu Linux patches anything new in any program installed daily  slim-01 | 09/07/06
Dont get delusional  Suicida| | 09/07/06
Not delusional, maybe tad excited  TripleII | 09/07/06
Re: Dont get delusional  slim-01 | 09/08/06
RE: Don't get delusional  joe6pack_z | 09/11/06
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You need to try Ubuntu Linux  slim-01 | 09/12/06
User Friendly = Intuitive?  Wizard Prang | 09/12/06
That's rosy thinking  HypnoToad | 09/09/06
With my experience I stand by my statement  slim-01 | 09/11/06
You are right...  cglrcng@... | 09/12/06
Ubuntu has thousands of apps  slim-01 | 09/12/06
Microsoft IS way better than it was  joe6pack_z | 09/07/06
Did the switch  pkrdk | 09/07/06
Microsoft the Products or Microsoft the Company?  bigpicture | 09/11/06
'Critical' patch for Office coming  itanalyst | 09/07/06
ROLF!!!  pkrdk | 09/07/06
He's trying to take Mike Cox's place  ebrke | 09/08/06
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Spin! Spin! Spin!  CypherOz | 09/11/06
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That's why Windows Users should get Beta testing fees  slim-01 | 09/08/06
MS Windows patches  lenathome | 09/10/06
I service and support over 5000 machines  cglrcng@... | 09/12/06
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