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RE: The biggest threat to open source in 2009
I don't understand what is being said. I am a Unix Engineer and some of the systems I support are Red Hat systems. We have a RH proxy server for updates (think wsus for windows) that constantly has updated pushed to it from the RH Network and every month all RH systems run up2date against that server. The updates are not just for the Linux kernel but for everything that is part of the RH distro as well as custom packages that we have.

There seems to be a distinction being made between push vs pull of the updates, but the only folks that push updates are enterprises that have a wsus server or equiv. Most others have the automatic updates turned on, which is a pull mechanism. In that respects, Linux is just like Windows in that it pulls updates from a distribution repository.

So it's just not true that there is no update service for Open Source projects.
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Automatic updates.  Bilmekanikeren | 01/01/09
Most aren't used  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 01/01/09
We Fix it  tracy anne | 01/01/09
Have you just received $100,000 dollars into your bank Dana?  Amelioration | 01/01/09
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aren't used?  cabdriverjim | 01/02/09
Most aren't used? Firefox pushes  Greenknight_z | 01/06/09
Patently false  jeverettk | 02/04/09
Ok -- lets audit some text ..... shall we..  boredsillyinedu | 01/01/09
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Most aren't used like, Redhat updates?  n0neXn0ne | 01/01/09
If I didn't know you better  Ole Man | 01/01/09
Dana is fishing for Marlin today. You know him; I know him;  no_zd_user_name | 01/02/09
RE: The biggest threat to open source in 2009  V@... | 01/01/09
were you born stupid, or do you work at it?  Anonymous Benefactor | 01/01/09
the poor guy is going to blame health care now for his stupidity  code_Warrior | 01/01/09
RE: The biggest threat to open source in 2009  mr4thjuly | 01/01/09
RE: The biggest threat to open source in 2009  tracy anne | 01/01/09
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RE: The biggest threat to open source in 2009  TonyMY | 01/01/09
RE: The biggest threat to open source in 2009  rikasa | 01/01/09
Dana is referring only to Enterprise level ???? I don't think so.  TonyOz | 01/02/09
@TonyOz  rikasa | 01/02/09
Well answered rikasa  TonyOz | 01/02/09
happy  rikasa | 01/02/09
For RH this is one  markdean | 01/02/09
Mandriva Corporate Server uses urpmi --parallel.  tracy anne | 01/02/09
Which proves how easy...  KimTjik | 01/02/09
It's never stated  tracy anne | 01/02/09
Thanks  rikasa | 01/02/09
Trivially Simple.  TripleII | 01/02/09
Dana you're absolutely right!  Amelioration | 01/01/09
BullS#%!  vmaatta | 01/02/09
Dana are you hung over ?  Alan Smithie | 01/02/09
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Dana, Dana, DANA!  teddybairs1 | 01/03/09
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Uninformed FUD or blatant lie?  Slated | 01/03/09
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RE: The biggest threat to open source in 2009  Open means Good | 01/03/09
Time to re-title the story.  TripleII | 01/03/09
RE: The biggest threat to open source in 2009  triclone | 01/04/09
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RE: The biggest threat to open source in 2009  shadfurman | 01/05/09
Large Open Source update services exist  robsku | 01/08/09
Name three, please.  paron | 01/09/09
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