Bug#605090: Updated patch
On Tue, 18 Jan 2011, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:
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> Kernel team, what do you think? Could the patches be merged against
> trunk? Config might still need some reviewing but that can be done once
> people start testing the packages.
What follows is my personal view, in short what I miss most is an
assessement of the involved cost of this specific "feature" branch.
first of all merging a patch that deviates from mainline for an
eternety and shows zero interest of upstream merging is not a
good candidate. You get longterm plenty of cost versus allmost
no benefit. I'm quite unsure that this patch benefits Debian.
>From a distant past look it was in fact quite untastefull.
The second trouble is that I question your understanding of this patch.
(viewing the way you answered waldi's questions).
Third beside "security" theatre what is gained by it?
Fourth why not invest the time for Wheezy and have finally the mainline
and security backed SELinux ready. This seems like a much better time
investment.
Fifth the ninties are over, an upstream that still doesn't use an VSC
seems very untrustworthy.
happy hacking
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maks
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