On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 09:44:13AM +0200, Felix Seeger wrote: > I've downloaded an apache update from SuSE. It is for SuSE Linux 7.0. > The version of apache is 1.3.19. > > Is this the right version against the new apache worm ? > Is this a special SuSE patched version ?
It is _very_ common among distributions to patch their existing packages with fixes for only security vulnerabilities. Distributions normally put notes in the package changelogs, which can be read with: rpm -q --changelog -p /path/to/package/file. (Sorry, I never figured out how to read debian package changelogs. The dpkg manpage will tell you how, if you are curious.) The rationale is to avoid large code changes that might provide difficulties for users who are currently using existing packages without problem. (Large changes are more likely to introduce bugs than small changes.) It _does_ make life difficult for end users, who can't just check the version of apache installed on all their machines, but it does have its upsides. I hope this explanation has provided some insight into the wacky world of distributions... -- http://immunix.org/
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