Re: IBM i value proposition (was: samba now part of open source package) -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: IBM i value proposition (was: samba now part of open source package)
From: Jack Woehr <jwoehr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2022 10:47:18 -0700
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On Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 10:36 AM Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

No you can't stay there, and stay current with the OS, even if you are
running the same applications.
As they move stuff to open source you'll have to learn how to do all the
patching.

I think Rob is right about this.
You have to follow your favorite packages and know when to yum update.
You also have to follow the CVEs for security threats.
It's laborious, but it's how everything works nowadays in the
Internet-attached world, driven about 95% by open source and under attack
from every direction.
The panes of the glasshouse shattered long ago and are lying in shards on
the floor.

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Follow-Ups:

Re: IBM i value proposition (was: samba now part of open source package) , Jim Oberholtzer
RE: IBM i value proposition (was: samba now part of open source package) , Rob Berendt

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