On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 02:00:35 -0800, Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> "Karsten M. Self" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > on Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 01:30:36AM -0800, Karsten M. Self > > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > on Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 01:07:20PM +0530, Raghavendra Bhat > > > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > Jerome posts: > > > > > > > > > > What happens to www.debian.org ? > > > > > > > > Someone has cracked all the servers of the Debian Project. > > > > There has been a severe security mishap and guys should > > > > uninstall all stuff downloaded and installed in the past 2 > > > > days. Please do not apt-get anything right now! Please wait > > > > till an `official' release happens! > > > > > > Hoax. > > > > OK, possibly not. > > > > I've got no verified information, but I've got several usually > > reliable sources backing this story. > > I'm not in any position to make an official announcement (I barely > know anything more than you guys), but I know enough to state this > story is an quite an exaggeration. Please remain calm, nothing (much) > to see here. ;) There's no evidence to suggest any Debian packages > have been trojaned or anything of that nature. ..depending on what you use Debian for, you may want to _Always!_, be able to prove it _is_ safe. > > There should be an official announcement one way or the other soon. > > Yes, within the next hour. ..www.debian.org and debian.org are both up, but still no statement at Fri Nov 21 14:27:28 CET 2003. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
