*- On 12 Mar, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote about "RE: Is slink done?"
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> On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Shaleh wrote:
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>> Once released, only absolutly necessary updates are made, i.e security
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>> All new packages go into unstable (currently potato).
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> I am curious:
> What if a security problem is found with the kernel that ships with, for
> example, slink, and the problem is only fixed in the 2.2.x kernel series.
This is highly unlikely! Most security problems are due to an
oversight of the developer in not closing a back door or permission
problem. What would happen is that a solution to the problem would be
found for the current kernel and a patch for that kernel would be made.
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Brian
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