> On Fri Jun 06, 2003 at 08:11:57PM +0200, Olaf Marzocchi wrote: > >> A friend has a box with linux MDK 8.2 and prefers not to upgrade. >> Since MDK stopped (or is going to stop) support for that system, how >> could he keep up with security upgrades? >> Should he abandon rpm and compile everything or should he use rpms >> available on the Internet? > > 8.2 is alive until September, IIRC. At that point, he has a few > options: > > - do nothing > - grab 9.0 updates and try to build them for 8.2 (may or may not work, > depending on the app) > - build the particular app from source and, as you say, abandon rpm > > It really depends on how much work he wants to do and how concerned he > is with security.
Isn't Mandrake's SNF distro based on 8.2? Perhaps the RPMs from that will suffice for the most security-critical apps (which are precisely the ones most likely to exist in both distros)? -- Bill Mullen [EMAIL PROTECTED] MA, USA RLU #270075 MDK 8.1 & 9.0 "Giving money and power to the government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys." - P.J. O'Rourke
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