Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 24 Mar 2003 01:08:03 +0100 | From | Sven Schuster <> | Subject | Re: Ptrace hole / Linux 2.2.25 |
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Jörn Engel wrote:
>On Sun, 23 March 2003 14:38:10 -0500, Alan Cox wrote: > > >>- Anyone can go and release their own 2.4.20.1 or 2.4.20-sec or >> whatever if they feel strongly about it >> >>Just go do it. If someone wants to be a contact point for build existing >>base kernels + published security fix trees I'm pretty sure kernel.org >>would host them too. >> >> > >Sounds like a good idea. Ideal would be a person with a lottle >knowledge about security or at least, about this particular patch. > >I would volunteer, if noone else does. But just about anyone would be >closer to that ideal person, so consider me to be the last resort. > >Jörn > >
I think a solution like this would be best, having a "-fix" tree or similar for the latest stable kernel maintained by a volunteer and hosted by kernel.org.
Optionally or alternatively there could/should be a mailinglist (yes, one more :-) where all critical fixes like sec + fs fixes, etc. are posted to, for people building their own kernels (and interested in staying up-to-date) but not willing/having the time/able to dig through the tons of emails brought by lkml. Cause I think if you're not an active kernel developer or having some issues with running a kernel, or like me, just interested and still learning to understand linux kernel programming in the far future ;-) you shouldn't have to read lkml just for building and maintaining your own, none-vendor kernel. Btw, if you had to, I think there might even be the danger of loosing some critical fixes in the loads of emails.
Sven
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