* Frans Pop ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [060429 12:36]: > > Or, a totally different idea: Why do we (technically) need to > > rebuild the installer at all? Could we try to avoid that need in > > future?
> The main reason (AIUI) we want to have a new installer with new kernel > udebs is that the kernel udebs are directly derived from the kernel > images, so if the kernel images disappear from stable, the kernel udebs > derived from it should also disappear and be replaced with new kernel > udebs derived from the current kernel images. Otherwise Debian would no > longer be shipping the full source for the installer. well, if we would keep the old kernel images somewhere, we would still ship the full source. That might be a way to go? > The second reason is security. Although the risk of an attack during > installation is relatively small, it can't be completely excluded. Hm, AFAICS we have at maximum local root exploits - but who runs the installer is root anyways. So this shouldn't be an issue in this case? Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
