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to: Geo
from: Adam
date: 2006-07-06 07:13:08
subject: Re: Yum Update

From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Geo wrote:
> "Tim Boyer"  wrote in message
> news:dlsla2pv3tmc5usp4uodidsdlnaostvuc2{at}4ax.com...
>
>> Ah, but remember - this isn't Windows.  This is Windows, plus Office, plus
>> about a gazillion other apps and utilities, none of which are updated at
> any
>> scheduled time.
>
> So? A cd is 700mb so what this tells me is that every program on that CD got
> exploited in 3 months, that's insane!
>

Ummm no. (A) It's like having a vast collection of software not simply an
OS & (B) it depends if it was updates or security updates. if it was
updates then any updates wot ave been released into the wild & bundled
up in the required install format will come down the pipe.

aDAM

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