On Wed, Oct 17, 2007 at 03:37:04PM +0100, Steve Kemp wrote: > On Wed Oct 17, 2007 at 11:05:58 -0300, Jorge Escudero wrote: > > I have the Firewall with woody and I never had got any security problem. > > Is it risky to still using this version? > > Yes. > > There have been no security updates released for Woody in over a > year, and that means there are liable to be security-relevant bugs > present in your host(s). > > > Do I have to upgrade the version any time a new one is release? > > You don't need to. We can't force you. But you should strongly > consider the benefits of running a stable supported version of > Debian which receives security fixes.
It is worth pointing out the excellent features of debian at this point: 1. security support for oldstable continues for some considerable time afer the release of stable, something like a year. 2. Upgrading your system is documented, tested and supported. Kudos to all who make it possible. Regards, Paddy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
