Re: need kernel update for lenny ..
On Tue, 04 Sep 2012 23:34:43 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 03, 2012 at 02:49:00PM +0000, Camaleón wrote:
>> >> ¹http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2012/08/msg01890.html
>> >
>> > No mention about security support in that post either ..., or was it
>> > in another thread?
>>
>> Are you wearing your glasses now?
>
> Don't need them!
(ahem...)
> You don't spell "Security support" as "p, a, t, c, h, e, s" more below.
What the...? Patches encompass security fixes and more!
Sorry, if you pretend that I speak with the precision shown by Dr.
Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory TV series you can start
forgetting about it :-)
>> Sure? Okay, here it goes ...
>
>> ***
>> No, of couse, because as it happens with any "stable" release, Lenny
>> did not provide a kernel upgrade (other than patches) from their usual
>> repo.
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Which implies all patches are backported.
Uh? Yes, of course (well not "all" but those that solve security flaws
and serious problems). I'm afraid I don't follow you...
> You do realise that added features come as patches but are not
> backported don't you?
Yes, I definitely don't follow you. Let's recap to avoid further
confusion:
1/ Debian stable branches don't receive new kernel releases from the
usual repositories but they can be obtained from backports.
2/ Debian stable branches do receive kernel upgrades in form of security
fixes and patches.
3/ That said, you'll never find kernel 3.x branch hitting the security
repository for Squeeze.
You prefer this way?
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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