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On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 12:14:27PM -0400, J.M. Porup wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:11:05AM +0200, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'd like to drop Debian 7 support in Qubes 3.2, even though it is still
> > have long term support. Mostly because of ancient libraries and having
> > code compatible with those require some effort (like #ifdefs sprayed
> > across the code). Also Debian 7 is incompatible with "vsyscall=none"
> > kernel setting[1].
> > 
> > But if anyone know some good reason to keep Debian 7 support, that's
> > fine.
> > 
> > 
> > [1] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2045
> 
> Perhaps this?
> 
>     "The majority of vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel are ones that have
>     been released just recently, something any honest person active in
>     kernel development can attest to."
> 
>     --Brad Spengler
>     https://forums.grsecurity.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4476

How does it apply to a Debian? And even if it does, Debian 8 was
released over a year ago. And standard support for Debian 7 is already
over (only LTS for selected architectures are still valid).

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Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
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