[pca] patch factor
Martin Paul
martin at par.univie.ac.at
Fri Sep 26 12:59:37 CEST 2008
Hi,
The current development release of pca contains two new (numerical)
fields in the header:
$ pca
...
List: missing (227/22563)
...
The first number (227) is the number of patches listed. The second
(22563) is the sum of all patch ages (in days, the "Age" column) which
can be used as a very simple summary about the current state of missing
patches. The higher the number, the longer the machine has not been patched.
I'm the first to admit that there are several reasons why a single
number can never be an exact interpretation of how a machine is being
kept up to date, but it's a quick way to determine machines which
deserve a closer look.
Martin.
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