Re: kernel 2.2.x or 2.4.x ?

2003-07-07 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, Jul 06, 2003 at 09:12:42PM +0100, Shango Oluwa wrote: Why, if 2.4.x is more recent secure, is my Debian 3 (woody) CD distribution built with kernel 2.2.20 ? Cause 2.4 wasn't out long enough to be well tested before Woody came out. - --

Re: kernel 2.2.x or 2.4.x ?

2003-07-07 Thread Shyamal Prasad
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

kernel 2.2.x or 2.4.x ?

2003-07-06 Thread Shango Oluwa
Greetings all, I have been thinking deep thoughts about this: Why, if 2.4.x is more recent secure, is my Debian 3 (woody) CD distribution built with kernel 2.2.20 ? I am a new user and this might be a naive question, but why? why? Shango --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by

Re: kernel 2.2.x or 2.4.x ?

2003-07-06 Thread Nicos Gollan
On Sunday 06 July 2003 22:12, Shango Oluwa wrote: Why, if 2.4.x is more recent secure, is my Debian 3 (woody) CD distribution built with kernel 2.2.20 ? Mostly because the 2.4 series had some serious (as in don't use for production machines) problems when Woody was locked. -- Got Backup?

Re: kernel 2.2.x or 2.4.x ?

2003-07-06 Thread Shango Oluwa
Nicos wrote: Mostly because the 2.4 series had some serious (as in don't use for production machines) problems when Woody was locked. Understood. Is kernel 2.4.21 considered safe for a production machine now? I'm configuring an internet router and have been advised to use 2.4.21 - I have also

Re: kernel 2.2.x or 2.4.x ?

2003-07-06 Thread Nicos Gollan
On Sunday 06 July 2003 23:18, Shango Oluwa wrote: - I have also considered LRP but that distribution seems to be crumbling and unsupported The guy who did the LRP just recently gave up, so you aren't likely to see anything new from that thing soon. -- Got Backup? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: kernel 2.2.x or 2.4.x ?

2003-07-06 Thread aradorlinux
El Sun, 06 Jul 2003 21:12:42 +0100 Shango Oluwa [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: Why, if 2.4.x is more recent secure, is my Debian 3 (woody) CD distribution built with kernel 2.2.20 ? Obviously you haven't looked at the latest security issues in 2.4.X kernels. BTW; the default 2.4.18-bf2.4 ate my