Sunshine@piefed.ca to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 3 days agoA public outing of severe and unfixed Linux kernel vulnerabilities should have you thinking of updating your SteamOS or other distros to beta brancheswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down17
arrow-up156arrow-down1external-linkA public outing of severe and unfixed Linux kernel vulnerabilities should have you thinking of updating your SteamOS or other distros to beta brancheswww.pcgamer.comSunshine@piefed.ca to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squareevujumenuk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoThe headline seems to be predicated on the assumption that stable branches receive fixes faster. I’m not convinced that this holds true, does anyone know?
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoSlightly. Beta branches are usually maintained by the developers for development and not always subject to the same scrutiny as the main branch.
The headline seems to be predicated on the assumption that stable branches receive fixes faster.
I’m not convinced that this holds true, does anyone know?
Slightly. Beta branches are usually maintained by the developers for development and not always subject to the same scrutiny as the main branch.