* Re: [gentoo-user] can one tell me: gentoo vs opensuse
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@ 2011-12-12 23:52 99% ` Indi
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From: Indi @ 2011-12-12 23:52 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 03:40:02PM +0100, Pandu Poluan wrote:
> On Dec 10, 2011 8:50 PM, "LinuxIsOne" <[1]linuxisone@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
>
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>
> >
> > I have come to conclusion that almost all Linux work almost in the
> > same way since they have the same kernel, however, this is what I
> > think.
>
> I don't mean to scare you, but most Linux distros work differently.
>
> First, there might be differences in how they install a package.
> There's RPM, apt, pacman, portage, and others.
>
> Second, there are differences in the "init" system. Gentoo users
> OpenRC, Ubuntu uses upstart, and others use SysVinit, systemd, and so
> on.
>
> And even you can't guarantee that the kernels are the same. Many
> distros introduce their own distro-specific patches to the vanilla
> kernel. With Gentoo, it's even more complicated, as most experienced
> Gentooroids will configure and compile their own kernels.
>
> (The last paragraph, however, is the reason why Gentoo is so secure:
> attackers can't be sure that the vuln they're targeting is located at
> the right spot, *if* the vuln exists at all. Throw in hardened patches
> like GrSecurity, PAX, and SELinux... well, you get the idea.)
Probably he doesn't; one has to learn a bit before any of this will
make sense to them. Imagine having this converstaion with your
great-aunt Agnes... ;)
>
> ((No wonder NASDAQ uses Gentoo for its infrastructure))
>
Indeed.
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