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? > > 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. > > FWIW, my firewall is SUSE 10.0. It's up continuously and always on the "net". No problems so far.
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