"Shango" == Shango Oluwa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Shango> Why, if 2.4.x is more recent & secure, is my Debian 3
Shango> (woody) CD distribution built with kernel 2.2.20 ?
and in response to several good explanations "Shango" asks:
Shango> Is kernel 2.4.21 considered safe for a production machine
Shango> now?
I don't know about 2.4.21, but I can say this: I've had 2.4.18-686 up
for over 250 days on a workgroup server. The machine provides CVS
repositories, hosts Tomcat and Apache web services, and runs bug
tracking services for a group of about 30 developers. The machine runs
Debian Woody on an old 400 Mhz Dell with 128 MB RAM quite literally
rescued from a closet that got flooded. I have all the security
updates but one installed. I use the ext3 file system.
The 2.4.18 kernels for i386 compatible architectures were recently
patched for security. My uptime should tell you that I don't have
those patches.
Cheers!
Shyamal
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