On Mon, 14 Jan 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Four-year-old Linux works just fine. If I want a feature, I
> download the necessary software and compile it for my system.
> For example, I use a recent version of icewm. However, what
> I won't do is a wholesale upgrade, where I get a truckload of
> useless features that do nothing for me but slow down my 486.
I agree almost 100%. Just a matter of where the
line is drawn. I presently compile new stuff for
my (2 year-old?) OS rather than trying to use rpms
that have too many false dependencies. Nor do I see
much to gain from "upgrading" to RH 7.2. Too much
useless bloatware comes with it. Sure, iptables might
be nice, but if I decide that I *really* need stateful
IP filtering, I could just upgrade to a 2.4.x kernel.
But for today, RH 6.2 and kernel 2.2.x suit me just fine.
(RH 6.2 shipped with 2.2.14. I upgraded that to
2.2.16, and then again to 2.2.19.)
BTW, I don't recall exactly what the exploits in the
2.0.34 kernel were, but you might want to at least
consider upgrading to the 2.0.36 kernel:
* (08-Dec-1998):Security Fix
Several security holes were found in the Linux
kernel and patched in the 2.0.36 kernel.
Users should upgrade to patch these problems.
- Steve
