On Tuesday 02 January 2001 07:31 pm, you wrote:
> A couple questions...
>
> 1) If I compile a new kernel for mdk 7.0, are there any additional,
> Mandrake-specific things I need to do?
No, there is nothing funky Mandrake has added as patches to the stock
kernel that is necessary for Mandrake to function properly.
> 2) Does anyone know what's different about Mandrake's "-secure"
> kernel version?
the -secure kernel includes Solar Designer's OpenWall patch to the kernel.
It is IMO a nice patch that fixes (or breaks depending on your view) a
few of the inherent insecurities in the UNIX mindset (like everyone being
able to see all running processes with ps). Its a useful patch, and I
have included it in every box I have built. Save one, Win4Lin doesn't
like something the OpenWall patch does, and I haven't spent the time to
figure out what exactly.
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