[Info-vax] I guess VMS can't lose?

[JF Mezei]

Main, Kerry wrote:

> Linux (and Wintel) have 5-20+ security patches released each and EVERY
> month. When you have hundreds+ of servers, how do you ensure the
> Important apps are retested before all of these patches are rolled out
> in the time frames required? 



Linux is a far richer environment than VMS. It has a gazillion more
utilities, middleware and applications than what is delivered with VMS.

A lot of the patches aren't security related. Many are for improvements
to applications whicn the Linux "support" vendors package as a "patch".

It does not mean that you have to install all of them within 24 hours of
being issued.

And it also shows that Linux is very actively being developped and bugs
are quickly fixed as soon as they are documented.


How many years did it take for VMS to plug the major TCPIP Services
security hole because it didn't have intrusion detection for IMAP/POP ?
Such a problem would have been fixed in a couple of weeks on an actively
developped OS.