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> That's heavy Almost every month there are security patches for "critical" problems. Just skim throught the blog pages. This is Jan 2020 for example: https://
by ChrisCinelli 7y ago
> That's heavy
Almost every month there are security patches for "critical" problems. Just skim throught the blog pages. This is Jan 2020 for example: https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-01-01 https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-01-01
Consider this: if I remember correctly somebody on HN was saying that in these days the average time from releasing a patch and exploit found in the wild is 4 days.
Consider that the patches hit the open source code a lot before they are deployed.
Consider that beside Google, any other Android phone manufacturer take around a month before releasing the patches even on current models.
The situation has no easy solutions.
- arendtio 7y ago> Consider that beside Google, any other Android phone manufacturer take around a month before releasing the patches even on current models. Still the biggest problem. For my PC I can install updates on a daily basis. For my smartphone, I can be happy if there are any updates at all.
- ChrisCinelli 7y agoIf your OS is open sourced, the question is: how long does it take from the time the patch is discussed in open places (ex: mailing list or bug trackers for patch approval) and when the patch is deployed?