From: "Paul Ranson" 

It doesn't matter if you count them in as OS vulnerabilities or not.
They're vulnerabilites. If Sony distribute vulnerable software then Sony
have some kind of duty to their customer to fix and publicise.

Same for RedHat. If you install a
"Robert Comer"  wrote in
message news:402cda2e{at}w3.nls.net...
> > his laptop is a piece of hardware not an OS distribution.
>
> So is an install CD.  I think Adam's post has merit if you guys keep
> thinking 3rd party apps in Linux are OS components.
>
> - Bob Comer 
>
>
> "Geo."  wrote in message
news:402cb184$2{at}w3.nls.net...
> > his laptop is a piece of hardware not an OS distribution.
> >
> > Geo.
> >
> > "Adam Flinton"  wrote
in message
> > news:402c82c1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Geo. wrote:
> > >
> > > > if it's part of the distribution it counts.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Thnking about it.....my borther's SOny laptop came with XP
& a whole
> > > host of apps rwady installed...so I take it that all those apps that
> > > came installed with the box (e.g. WinDVD etc) are all thus Windows
vulns
> > > if a problem is found?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Adam
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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