Re-read this - and it makes no sense! Just because you don't want to apply the latest patches to your system doesn't make the OS the problem. If you choose to ignore a security patch then you've compromised the system.

You're saying you'd rather ubuntu aggregate the security patches and release them at a later date than make the available as soon as possible?

Do you really have an Ubuntu install? Because I know the two I have don't update automatically by default. The update manager pops up once a day with a list of packages I can choose to install but I've never seen them update automatically... unlike a few windows servers I've had under my control that (BY DEFAULT) have updated and rebooted.

Now I'm pretty new to OSX... been using it at work for about 4 months and in that time I've had 4 or 5 updates. Only one was a security update (the bogus certifcate blunder) and the rest have been iTunes or other app updates. So is Mac OSx updating under the covers?

Well, I guess we know what Microsoft thinks of Australia and Brazil...

I don't use windows in my personal life anymore, but I really wish they'd release patches on a nightly basis like Ubuntu or Red Hat instead of waiting to make sure systems are compromised.

Oh man... did I miss my subpoena? Can a corporation open a class action lawsuit against a population? Anyway, the lawsuits do seem a bit frivolous... but they will force companies to be a little more transparent.

If the DoD was involved they could just launch a decommissioned space shuttle and set it ablaze... Then when it falls back to earth market it as a chance to win a piece of the shuttle! Talk about a great PR move!

Too funny. So many slashdot haters... with accounts on slashdot! Oh well.

The system may or may not be broken, but at least it fosters more comment creativity than say, CNN

Is it me or has Gnome 3x neutered the desktop? When I first used Gnome 3 with F15 I really liked the clean and cutting edge look. But 15 minutes later I choked on the fact that Gnome 3 had me bent over and handcuffed... doing things the way they wanted.

I looked at the screenshot and couldn't really tell if I was looking at Fedora or openSUSE, save the open browser content.

I LOVE what Linux Mint has done. They've incorporated the best of Gnome 3 and greatly improve the experience.

Oh, and YEAH for openSUSE, high-five!

Not sure what the laws are in the 'states' regarding hacking programs, but the article clearly states he was arrested in Romania... Does this mean residents of Romania are restricted from accessing BackTrack and BackBox linux distros?

Congrats to Garrett; he has some balls admitting to such "collaboration". I really hope I can get more than an hour out of my SSD-only laptop. Granted its going on 3 years old, but the battery is less than 2!

Move over Folgers -- nothing beats waking up to the smell of warm rancid meat!

Conversely, if you have a system that's been a thorn in your side, you could relieve a little stress by taking a baseball bat to it!

Oh and then just to feel good about yourself, recycle the remaining parts.