Re: Firewall with woody
On Wed, Oct 17, 2007 at 03:37:04PM +0100, Steve Kemp wrote:
> On Wed Oct 17, 2007 at 11:05:58 -0300, Jorge Escudero wrote:
> > I have the Firewall with woody and I never had got any security problem.
> > Is it risky to still using this version?
>
> Yes.
>
> There have been no security updates released for Woody in over a
> year, and that means there are liable to be security-relevant bugs
> present in your host(s).
>
> > Do I have to upgrade the version any time a new one is release?
>
> You don't need to. We can't force you. But you should strongly
> consider the benefits of running a stable supported version of
> Debian which receives security fixes.
It is worth pointing out the excellent features of debian at this point:
1. security support for oldstable continues for some considerable time
afer the release of stable, something like a year.
2. Upgrading your system is documented, tested and supported.
Kudos to all who make it possible.
Regards,
Paddy
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