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Thread: Ubuntu’s 18-Wheeler Wide Security Hole

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quote posted roland hughes
quite time ago filed bug 731504 launchpad system ubuntu (a registered trademark of canonical ltd.). ordinarily, wouldn’t worthy of blogging on fool, particular bug impacts every fortune 1000 company considers using server software , impacts many partners including ibm (nyse: ibm) , dell (nasdaq: dell).

bug stems viciously short sighted marketing policy cause famous linux distribution fade ether hundreds of other linux/unix distributions of don’t remember. marketing decision of trying make “a distribution” fit on single “live cd” instead of “live dvd” might have gotten lot of adopters old equipment, sent development on downward spiral.

@ crux of issue sins commit in order save space. sin committed here forcing developed nokia’s (nyse: nok) phenomenal qt application development framework use database plug-ins instead of statically compiled , linked connection code. mortal sin no holy book on planet can ever forgive. pointed out in lengthy discussion , told in email actual ubuntu.com email address:
http://beta.fool.com/seasonedgeek/20...gyholnk0000001

it's open-sourced. if think need statically-linked binaries replace ones distro, can compile them yourself.

servers, of run them without guis, fail see how qt plays role.


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