At 05:07 PM 3/21/2002, you wrote: >Paul Jacobs wrote: > > > > That is good to here, but will the upgrade path be easy ( a patch) or hard > > (a system reload) ? > > > > And when will it be available to download, and not screw up the box when > > you install...??? > >I said nothing about 2.4.x patches/upgrades for existing products. I >said our _next_ (and future) products will be based on 2.4.x.
Ohh, I understand now... if you want the new more secure kernel you will need to spend $2,000.00 Plus on a new box... such bull shit. >Please believe me when I say that all of us in the field (systems >engineers, sales people, etc) have been begging, pleading, whining, >asking, groveling, etc for features and kernels from newer products to >be backported to older products. The problem lies with the sustaining >engineering team and their resources. Our argument has always been that >yeah, it will be one hard upgrade to get out, but then the sustaining >job actually will get easier, with one common set of applications, >kernels, etc, across all hardware platforms. > >Unfortunately, to date, those in a position to do something about it >haven't. And that's about all I can contribute on that front. Corp. red tape, and no one want's to take the blame for the fuck up... it could make them look bad, or worse get them a raise.... >Now, back to discussing security-related issues... :) Quite so. >-- >Bruce Timberlake >Sun Cobalt Technology Engineer >Sun Microsystems, Inc. >_______________________________________________ >cobalt-security mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-security _______________________________________________ cobalt-security mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-security
