On Mon, 9 Dec 2019 at 00:32, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. <eoconnor25@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ok.....so I'm just gonna ask, because I've noticed something. There was
a time I could update my machine (Lenovo ThinkPad T-430 / T-420
laptops.) that wouldn't take long and I'd be able to continue to use my
machines for hours until I was ready to either reboot, shutdown, etc. Is
it me?...or has recently Fedora started to behave like Windows?....in
the fact that now when I do updates?....I HAVE to reboot my
machine!!!???? I thought the whole premise of moving away from having to
reboot for each and every update, patch, and fix was one of the major
reasons some people LEFT Windows to BEGIN WITH!? Is this going to be the
"norm"?.....is it because Microsoft has integrated themselves within the
Open Source community that now.....the community is starting to behave
like WINDOWS!?.....because if so?...I may have to start looking for
another distro. The days of me having to reboot just because the SYSTEM
wants me to?......SHOULD have ended with the cessation of my usage of
Microsoft Windows.
Windows 10 often requires multiple reboots over several days.
Reboots are needed not only the bases system, but also for 3rd
party software.
It is true that linux can continue to function without a reboot, but there
are security reasons for reboots:
1. some malware is not permanently installed -- a reboot kills it
2. there have been cases where libraries were updated for security
patches, but the host system was never rebooted so the "patched"
vulnerabilty was left open for an extended period resulting in system
compromise. The time window between release of a patch and
mass deployment of exploits has been shrinking, so where you
could once get away with rebooting once a week, you now
need to reboot as soon as possible after updating.
Here's Hoping.....
Currently, a well-resourced effort can compromise almost any
target, and there are many groups exploiting easy targets.
Increasing automation is allowing more groups to exploit
harder targets, and day-0 exploits can be run against
large numbers of systems in a short period.
criminals can avoid prosecution by operating from certain countries,
programmers fail to use good security practices, and IOT devices
are not getting security patches, more and more effort towards
keeping systems secure will be needed.
--
George N. White III
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