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> The more uniform linux (and linux desktop) becomes the more easier and more valuable target it becomes as well This is an oversimplification. There is a swee
by dd2 7y ago
> The more uniform linux (and linux desktop) becomes the more easier and more valuable target it becomes as well
This is an oversimplification. There is a sweet spot for security between monoculture and excessive fragmentation.
Most lesser-famous Linux distributions struggle to provide extensive and timely security updates (or provides no security fixes at all by doing only "rolling" releases that track upstream).
To provide security a skilled security team, as well as a large enough userbase is needed.
Linux Desktops are not very common, which leads to wonder if more uniformity can be a good thing.
- Crinus 7y agoWouldn't uniformity be a bad thing for less common Linux distributions since whatever targets the famous distros would also work with the less common distros but while the former have the big userbase and skilled security team, the latter will be left exposed? And in turn create a vicious circle where the less common distros will be used even less and the more common distros even more, thus creating a monoculture that despite being open source gives control to a few organizations and/or individuals? (of course this issue with uniformity can also happen outside of security reasons - e.g. if all distros provide more or less the same experience then why bother with a small distro?)