[CentOS] OpenSSL Update - not a security update???

On Tue, 2016-03-01 at 21:58 -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote:
> On 03/01/2016 09:41 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote:
> > BUt the security plugins do not work for CentOS and they never have,
> > Peter is correct, you need to run yum update or call out the specific
> > packages you want updated.
> > 

I totally understand the necessity of a full system update.  However, this begs
the question "Why code an option into yum that is of no use?"  Was there a time
when this option was functional?  If yes, what caused its removal?  Was it a
system compromise at some big corporation and someone got sued/fired?  What? 
 Don't spare any gory details either!


ak.