Re: Let's say you never want to upgrade from Lenny...
On Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:56:13 -0700, Mark wrote:
> Hypothetically if a user doesn't want to upgrade to Squeeze, what would
> they have to do once Lenny stops being supported by Debian?
The user should track security flaws by himself and apply the patches
(which usually involves compiling).
> Let's assume the machines are used primarily for web surfing, including
> using flash. Would they need to install Firefox manually once Lenny
> stops getting updates for Iceweasel?
Sure, if the user wants to be on the safe side :-)
> What other hiccups would they encounter?
I'd be fear of kernel flaws, those of stock libraries (glib) or the ones
affecting the whole DE (gnome, kde...) not only exploits involving
concrete applications. Remember that security is the sum of all involved
parts and those parts are not isolated.
> If the machines run great with Lenny then what is the reason to give a
> user to upgrade if they're perfectly happy with what they have and
> don't want it changed?
Having a computer connected to Internet is always a risk which decreases
with an updated system. It does not have to happen nothing bad, but who
knows... better safe that sorry.
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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