Hi, On Thursday 15 March 2007 05:43, John Andersen wrote: > On Wednesday 14 March 2007, Hartmut Meyer wrote: > > There are hardly any scenarios where one could give any other advise but > > to upgrade from an old/unsupported version to a newer/supported version. > > > > 9.1 might be "better" for you, but unless your system is not connected to > > any network (including internet dialup) staying on an unsupported system > > simply isn't a good idea. > > Says who?
Common sense? > Linux isn't exactly Windows which can be hacked by 12 year olds > riding bikes thru your neighborhood. > > Even if you are connected to the net 24/7, with no ports or services open > you are not any more at risk than with a current distro. > > With an Iptables firewall you can even open essential services that > you need and be quite safe on line. > > Maybe the CIA can hack their way into a machine with no ports > open. But the script kiddies can't. And the CIA is not even > vaguely interested in me. > > I think you are spreading FUD. Really? And what about running application (such as web browsers) or services (such as an MTA or ssh) on an old/unsupported version. Your firewall might be as good as it can get. But if you have a need for say the MTA (old/unsupported MTA that is) being reachable from outside or use a web browser (again: old/unsupported) to browse the net (just two examples) what good will the firewall do you? The kernel isn't the only potential problem and a root exploit not the only potential risk. Is that FUD? Greetings from Stuhr hartmut -- Hartmut Meyer, EMEA NTS Business Development Project Manager SUSE LINUX GmbH, GF: Volker Smid, HRB 21284 (AG Nürnberg) Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg T: +49 421 3064385 - M: +49 179 2279480 F: +49 421 3064387 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------- SUSE® Linux Enterprise 10 - Your Linux is ready http://www.novell.com/linux
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