On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 12:11:05PM -0700, dann frazier wrote: > On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 06:49:59PM +0000, Dominic Hargreaves wrote:
> > May I make a suggestion that you include a comment along these lines in > > the advisory texts? It would help reassure users that things haven't been > > forgotten about greatly. > > Yes, this has been a FAQ since the release of etchnhalf. I'll see > about adding something to the text template. Does this look ok? > > Debian 'etch' includes linux kernel packages based upon both the > 2.6.18 and 2.6.24 linux releases. All known security issues are > carefully tracked against both packages and both packages will > receive security updates until security support for Debian 'etch' > ceases. However, given the high frequency at which low-severity > security issues are discovered in the kernel and the resource > requirements of doing an update, non-critical 2.6.18 and 2.6.24 > updates will typically release in a staggered or "leap-frog" > fashion. That looks fine. Thanks for looking at this and all your kernel security support work. Dominic. -- Dominic Hargreaves | http://www.larted.org.uk/~dom/ PGP key 5178E2A5 from the.earth.li (keyserver,web,email) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
