On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 05:24:54PM +0300, Martin Fluch wrote: > On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Marcin Owsiany wrote: > > > I guess this kind of kernel packages would be for people quite concerned > > about security but also quite lazy :) > > I guess, this is mutual exclusive. People which are lazy will leave many > (and I think also bigger) security holes some where else on the system, so > that it won't matter, if you keep your kernel that much secure...
well, yes you are right. :) I guess i didn't really think of it before writing :( > > Also if you administer a lot of boxes, and if they work ok with the default > > kernel you will find it _a lot_ more convenient to automatically upgrade > > kernel than to compile it for each box... > > Ever considerd the package 'kernel-package'. This makes out of any kernel > source debian packages, which then can be installed with dpkg, apt-get or > what ever ... sure, since i had discovered it, i've never made a kernel without using it. But still you have to make the kernel, and if you compile it, you can't resist tweaking it to each particular system's needs, can you? :) Marcin -- -------------------------------- Marcin Owsiany [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------