[gentoo-user] best practice for kernel mainteneance

2008-11-28 Thread Thanasis
Regarding kernel maintenance, mostly from the point of view of security, which is the best way to go: 1) Having gentoo-sources in /var/lib/portage/world, which would mean the sources would be upgraded whenever portage marks a newer version as stable (provided someone follows stable)? 2) Not

Re: [gentoo-user] best practice for kernel mainteneance

2008-11-28 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Friday 28 November 2008 10:41:55 Thanasis wrote: Regarding kernel maintenance, mostly from the point of view of security, which is the best way to go: 1) Having gentoo-sources in /var/lib/portage/world, which would mean the sources would be upgraded whenever portage marks a newer version as

Re: [gentoo-user] best practice for kernel mainteneance

2008-11-28 Thread Jorge Peixoto de Morais Neto
On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 6:41 AM, Thanasis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Regarding kernel maintenance, mostly from the point of view of security, which is the best way to go: 1) Having gentoo-sources in /var/lib/portage/world, which would mean the sources would be upgraded whenever portage marks a

Re: [gentoo-user] best practice for kernel mainteneance

2008-11-28 Thread Dale
Thanasis wrote: Regarding kernel maintenance, mostly from the point of view of security, which is the best way to go: 1) Having gentoo-sources in /var/lib/portage/world, which would mean the sources would be upgraded whenever portage marks a newer version as stable (provided someone follows

Re: [gentoo-user] best practice for kernel mainteneance

2008-11-28 Thread Thanasis
on 11/28/2008 12:31 PM Jorge Peixoto de Morais Neto wrote the following: On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 6:41 AM, Thanasis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Regarding kernel maintenance, mostly from the point of view of security, which is the best way to go: 1) Having gentoo-sources in

Re: [gentoo-user] best practice for kernel mainteneance

2008-11-28 Thread Thanasis
on 11/28/2008 10:53 AM Dirk Heinrichs wrote the following: Am Freitag 28 November 2008 09:41:55 schrieb ext Thanasis: Regarding kernel maintenance, mostly from the point of view of security, which is the best way to go: 1) Having gentoo-sources in /var/lib/portage/world, which would mean

Re: [gentoo-user] best practice for kernel mainteneance

2008-11-28 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Freitag 28 November 2008 13:47:48 schrieb ext Thanasis: OK, I'm not acquainted with git... :-\ , but that's another subject. :-) I only mentioned it because I find it most convinient for kernel source update. Only one source directory around (no cleanup of old source package needed), easy

Re: [gentoo-user] best practice for kernel mainteneance

2008-11-28 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Freitag 28 November 2008 13:48:15 schrieb ext Thanasis: Am I supposed/ should I upgrade when a new source tree becomes stable? I'd say no, but that's a question that you can only answer yourself, it depend solely on your needs. Bye... Dirk -- Dirk Heinrichs | Tel: +49

Re: [gentoo-user] best practice for kernel mainteneance

2008-11-28 Thread Thanasis
on 11/28/2008 11:54 AM Alan McKinnon wrote the following: On Friday 28 November 2008 10:41:55 Thanasis wrote: Regarding kernel maintenance, mostly from the point of view of security, which is the best way to go: 1) Having gentoo-sources in /var/lib/portage/world, which would mean the sources