[OT Security PSA] Shellshock: Update your bash, now!

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On Wednesday, 1 October 2014 at 14:44:06 UTC, Kagamin wrote:
> On Wednesday, 1 October 2014 at 05:09:45 UTC, Nick Sabalausky 
> wrote:

> Does it affect dash?

No. It is a "bashism", ie an extension specific to Bash. Busybox 
users are not concerned neither.

> A pity, on windows one can roll new software versions as long 
> as they are maintained.

It depends on the software (many abandoned Windows XP while still 
"officially supported") and you shall not ask about the quality 
of this software neither. Is not the same effort that goes into 
legacy versions that it goes into newer versions.

BTW updating software on Windows is the PITAst of all ever 
(except maybe some medieval tortures). You have to install 
software manually, software after software. The first thing that 
I love in Linux is the centralized update.