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.


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>Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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