Re: Debian should not modify the kernels!
On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 09:45:13PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote:
> also sprach Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> [2003.09.22.1331 +0200]:
> > It is unacceptable for us to distribute kernels with known
> > (security) bugs.
>
> It is unacceptable for us to backport features alongside security
> patches. From http://www.debian.org/security/faq:
>
> The most important guideline when making a new package that fixes
> a security problem is to make as few changes as possible. Our
> users and developers are relying on the exact behaviour of
> a release once it is made, so any change we make can possibly
> break someone's system.
I beg your pardon? Why do you believe that the _stable distribution
security FAQ_ is relevant to this argument?
> Also, 5.8.5.3 of the Developer's Reference is a necessary read for
> this discussion.
Ditto.
When an update is made to the stable release,
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Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer
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