On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 11:43:50AM +0800, Mark Erbel O. Domingo wrote: > although not entirely a good idea, maybe we should also look at the beta > kernels (2.5.66?). iirc, they provide some security and cryptography > options...
not a good idea at all! use beta kernels on test setups or on personal machines where security is not a real issue. using untested code on a production server on which security is important is really just asking for trouble to happen. much as i like to be on the bleeding edge at home, i'm much more conservative about using beta software on the servers at work. unless there is a crucial feature that is necessary, or a driver that is essential to get a system functioning, it would be best to steer clear of unproven code for a while. eric -- ___ _____________________________ eric pareja (xenos AT maharlika.upm.edu.ph) \e/ [ Philippine Linux Users' Group ] Linux User #8159 http://counter.li.org _v_ [Python Power!] [Debian Rocks!] [Ubiquitous Computing] Software & \\\\/ Free the books! [http://www.bookcrossing.com/referral/pusakat] Freedom .\\/ http://www.livejournal.com/users/pusakat | www.upm.edu.ph/~xenos/weblog _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
