On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Pandu Poluan <pa...@poluan.info> wrote:
> I don't mean to scare you, but most Linux distros work differently. > First, there might be differences in how they install a package. There's > RPM, apt, pacman, portage, and others. > Second, there are differences in the "init" system. Gentoo users OpenRC, > Ubuntu uses upstart, and others use SysVinit, systemd, and so on. "init" system? I am first time hearing this, may be, I would read it later or sometimes about what is it.... > And even you can't guarantee that the kernels are the same. Many distros > introduce their own distro-specific patches to the vanilla kernel. With > Gentoo, it's even more complicated, as most experienced Gentooroids will > configure and compile their own kernels. > (The last paragraph, however, is the reason why Gentoo is so secure: > attackers can't be sure that the vuln they're targeting is located at the > right spot, *if* the vuln exists at all. Throw in hardened patches like > GrSecurity, PAX, and SELinux... well, you get the idea.) Oh I see. Thanks for clarification Pandu. > ((No wonder NASDAQ uses Gentoo for its infrastructure)) Great to hear.
