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10.4.8 is not a security update.

yes it contains a security update, but thats only part of the
10.4.8 update. This article makes it look like the only thing
thats part of the 10.4.8 update are security fixes.

The following is a list from Apple of things addressed in 10.4.8,
and the security updates are a single line of all of this, and
somehow the only thing in this article...
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This update offers many improvements, including the following,
which apply to both Intel- and Power-PC-based Macs unless
otherwise noted:

Printing

Adds support for CDSASSL (Common Data Security Architecture
Secure Sockets Layer) printer connections.
Addresses an issue for Mac OS X 10.4.7 in which some
documents containing some Chinese or Korean language
characters might not print as expected.
Finder and Apple applications

Resolves an issue in which a Finder alert message with the
buttons "Initialize", "Ignore", and "Eject" might not appear after
connecting a partitioned FireWire hard drive.
Addresses a potential issue in which Preview may unexpectedly
quit.
Improves reliability of iTunes syncing with certain iPod models.
Networking and modem

Resolves performance issues that could occur when connecting
to a Comcast network.
Improves security by adding support for EAP-FAST for AirPort
wireless authentication.
Improves Express Card behavior for portable Intel-based Macs.
Improves reliability for connections made in Ireland with an
external Apple USB Modem.
Improves connection reliability for external Apple USB Modems
when resuming an Internet connection after answering an
incoming call.
A computer restart is no longer needed to restart nfsd.
Improves Apple File Sharing client performance by changing the
default AFP WAN quantum size.. More...
Windows File Sharing now generates only one process, avoiding
an issue that could cause a Mac OS X computer to become
unresponsive if it won a master browser election.
Improves reliability when faxing in France or Belgium via an
external Apple USB Modem.
Third-party

Resolves an issue for Microsoft Word in which Word might stop
responding when saving a file that uses certain OpenType fonts.
Adds RAW image decoding support for these cameras: Sony
DSLR-A100, Nikon D2Xs, Fuji FinePix S2 Pro, Fuji FinePix S3 Pro
(+Highlights) and Konica Minolta 7.
Resolves an issue in which thumbnails may appear blank when
importing RAW images from a Canon 30D camera.
Resolves an issue for Microsoft PowerPoint in which the display
resolution might not change as expected after switching from a
PowerPoint presentation to a different application via Command-
Tab.
Improves compatibility for Canon EOS Utility software after
connecting a Canon EOS Kiss Digital camera to a PowerPC-based
Mac.
Improves compatibility for the TV Tracker 2 Dashboard widget.
Other

Includes recent Apple security updates.
Improves the accuracy of Rosetta numerics and addresses
Altivec translation issues on Intel-based Macs.
ColorSync matching no longer fails when using a V4 ICC profile
in an application opened with Rosetta on an Intel-based Mac.
Addresses an issue in which some USB devices connected to a
PCI card may not be recognized after starting up or waking the
computer.
Resolves an issue in which external USB-based video cameras
may not be available after quitting the application that is using
it.
Reduces time needed to transfer data from a USB-based image
scanner.
Improves responsiveness of the Translation Dashboard widget.
Addresses an issue in which text typed with the Hangul input
method may not be visible while the Caps Lock key is active, on
PowerPC-based Macs.
Adds support on Intel-based Macs for multiple cores to LAPACK
and BLAS routines in the Accelerate framework; the maximum
number of threads used by Accelerate BLAS routines is now
limited by the environment variable VECLIB_MAXIMUM_THREADS;
addresses an issue with some complex BLAS routines in the
Accelerate framework that were encountering an illegal
instruction.

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