Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 15 Dec 1999 08:56:48 -0800 (PST) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Re: [security] Big problem on 2.0.x? (fwd) |
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On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Alan Cox wrote: > > > > Ok. As long as everyone else accepts it. What does the almighty penguin > > say about this? > > I have no idea. I don't have time to sort out 2.0,but i do have time to > review a 2.0.39 suggested set from someone who is willing to do all the leg > work.
I can certainly look at 2.0.x updates too, but I also suspect that the people who REALLY care are the distribution makers. I don't have any strong feelings about 2.0.x - although I _do_ suspect that you have to be even more careful than usual, because you're not going to get very much testing any more..
The people who are still on 2.0.x are not the kind of people who are excited about testing unless they have major problems, and THAT in itself is a problem - it means that you get a very self-selected tester list, which may result in exactly the wrong output from testing. So I would suggest you only apply stuff that is "obviously correct" from reading the sources and directed testing, but I don't care enough about 2.0.x to really argue strongly one way or the other..
Linus
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