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Re: Do we still need libc5?



* Roger Leigh:

> We can't provide proper security support, and by now, libc5 is likely
> full of holes, so IMO it's best if we drop it.  It's not like there's
> any active maintenance or we can do any serious work on it: it's dead
> code.
>
> If users need it, they can always grab a sarge (or older) CD and
> install from that.

I agree.  Security support would have made the difference, but the
rest you can get from a CD.



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