> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Quoting FreeBSD Security Advisories <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > >>============================================================================= > >>FreeBSD-SA-05:21.openssl Security > Advisory > >> The FreeBSD > Project > > > > [..] > > > >>c) Recompile the operating system as described in > >><URL: > >>http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html >. > > > > > > Is there any reason why one would need to compile the whole operating > system? > > I can understand that static linked apps need to be recompiled, but which > > are there actually any at all (and linked against openssl)? > > > > Kind regards, > > Jimmy Scott > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message has been sent through ihosting.be > > To report spamming or other unaccepted behavior > > by a iHosting customer, please send a message > > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-security@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > Quoting jere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> unfortunately, this is the dark side of FreeBSD security patch > management :) and I think also the main reason FreeBSD isn't so widely > deployed into enterprise environments. It's ok for hacking or managing > few boxes but try to imagine how to manage security on hundreds of them > this way. :( > > on the other side (bright side :) you can try to use unofficial and > often somewhat slowly updating solutions such as bsdupdate > (www.bsdupdates.com) or freebsd-update (from ports tree). > > currently, FreeBSD just don't have a mechanism to handle security > advisories in quick way. > > any suggestions/corrections ? > > j. > What I meant was: "why compile everything instead of just openssl" I'm thinking about this question since the last openssl issue in FreeBSD. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message has been sent through ihosting.be To report spamming or other unaccepted behavior by a iHosting customer, please send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ freebsd-security@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
