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    From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Sat Jul 11 00:50:40 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    This kind of occurrence is becoming so common, it is in serious danger
    of no longer being news: a Microsoft patch to fix one Windows security vulnerability introduces another <https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/patch-for-windows-defender-0-day-could-allow-attackers-to-fill-hard-disk/>.

    Do you get the feeling that Windows users who try to keep scrupulously up-to-date with patches are basically running as fast as they can,
    just to stay in the same place?
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  • From Leroy H@lh@somewhere.net to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Sat Jul 11 01:20:48 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:50:40 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:


    Do you get the feeling that Windows users who try to keep scrupulously up-to-date with patches are basically running as fast as they can,
    just to stay in the same place?


    That's all well and good but disparaging M$ Windows does not qualify as GNU/Linux advocacy.

    I suggest that you post examples that demonstrate the viability
    if not superiority of GNU/Linux and FOSS.

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  • From CrudeSausage@crude@sausa.ge to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Fri Jul 10 21:55:33 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 2026-07-10 8:50 p.m., Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
    This kind of occurrence is becoming so common, it is in serious danger
    of no longer being news: a Microsoft patch to fix one Windows security vulnerability introduces another <https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/patch-for-windows-defender-0-day-could-allow-attackers-to-fill-hard-disk/>.

    Do you get the feeling that Windows users who try to keep scrupulously up-to-date with patches are basically running as fast as they can,
    just to stay in the same place?

    It honestly feels that way.
    --
    CrudeSausage
    M4 MacBook Air
    "Derka, derka, Muhammad jihad!"
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  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Sat Jul 11 03:32:16 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:50:40 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

    This kind of occurrence is becoming so common, it is in serious danger
    of no longer being news: a Microsoft patch to fix one Windows security vulnerability introduces another <https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/patch-for-windows-defender-0-
    day-could-allow-attackers-to-fill-hard-disk/>.

    Do you get the feeling that Windows users who try to keep scrupulously up-to-date with patches are basically running as fast as they can,
    just to stay in the same place?

    I didn't bother checking the change logs but for a while Fedora was in the kernel-a-day club. I assume they were patching something other than what
    Rust broke.

    https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/15-year-old-ghostlock-flaw-enables-
    root.html

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  • From Joel W. Crump@joelcrump@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Sat Jul 11 00:21:52 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 7/10/2026 8:50 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

    This kind of occurrence is becoming so common, it is in serious danger
    of no longer being news: a Microsoft patch to fix one Windows security vulnerability introduces another <https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/patch-for-windows-defender-0-day-could-allow-attackers-to-fill-hard-disk/>.

    Do you get the feeling that Windows users who try to keep scrupulously up-to-date with patches are basically running as fast as they can,
    just to stay in the same place?


    I dunno, I have Norton.
    --
    Joel W. Crump
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