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Unraid 8 Moves to Fedora
unraid.net/blog/unraid-8-announced
Replying to @sirico@feddit.uk
Why not debian?
Replying to @somegeek@programming.dev
The reason is simple: we want to get you security updates faster, and give you more control over your own machine.
Security work has sped up across the entire Linux world; vulnerabilities are found faster than ever, in packages and in the kernel itself. A Fedora base lets patches reach you more quickly, and on your own terms.
Replying to @Vittelius@feddit.org
Sorry if my question is dumb, but do security patches arrive in debian slower than fedora? Is there any stats on this?
Replying to @somegeek@programming.dev
yes, fedora gets kernel updates very close to their release. debian waits a bit.
so arch is bleeding edge (rolling release) which is so new, it can cause instability.
fedora waits a minute to make sure the release doesnt blow anything up
debian waits fir it tk be out in the field before it updates.
fedora has always been my goldilocks os
Not security patches no, debain is quite up to date on these. (would be a kinda awful choice to run the internet otherwise, unpatched security updates are essentially free login credentials to the whole WAN)
New features they tend to be behind on though, in case they introduce any new vulnerabilities.
Replying to @terabyterex@lemmy.world
I like the analogy of Arch is bleeding edge, fedora cutting edge. Did the Arch thing (and recommend it to learn, still use archwiki) now happy with ublue after a year or two of fedora. Guess I like stuff that just works.
Often arch gets newer stuff at the same time or later than fedora.