Yves-Alexis Perez <corsac@debian.org> writes: > Hi list, [please keep me on CC: on replies, I'm not subscribed to the list] > > linux-grsec was recently ACCEPTED [1] in Debian unstable. For the record, it's > a src:linux packages patched with the grsecurity [2] patch, hardening the > kernel against various threats (memory corruption especially). > > Current upstream (grsecurity) development model is to follow the latest linux > kernel version (there are so-called “stable” patches, which are not available > free of charge, so I don't mention them here), which makes it not really > suitable for a stable release (also there's the duplication of the Linux > sources). > > But the linux-grsec packages might especially interest people using stable > releases (it's really useful on servers, although I'm using it on laptops and > desktops just fine), so I'm currently providing those builds myself [3]. I'd > like to use a more official repository, so I thought about uploading to > jessie-backports. > > I know the rules about backports (only packages already in testing, suited for > the next stable releases), so I know it's an exception I'm asking. I already > asked on IRC (#debian-devel, where it wasn't really warmly received :), but > was also redirected here, so it gets archived. I for one would love this kernel package available in backports! micah
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