Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:40:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com> Cc: sigma@pair.com, freebsd-security@freebsd.org, green@Freebsd.org Subject: Re: Status of FreeBSD-SA-00:41.elf? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009271438350.33507-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009271538380.52470-100000@achilles.silby.com>
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On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, Mike Silbersack wrote:
> I can't fault the developers for having personal boxes running 4+, I
> myself made the same move. However, I find it hard to believe that BSDi
> can't find the resources to setup a single 3.x box. After all, 3.5.1 is
> still being sold at freebsdmall.com, with the prominent "brought to you by
> BSDi" logo at the top of the page. Surely the proceeds from the CD sales
> will at least cover the cost of a tiny celeron/duron system.
It's not lack of hardware, it's the fact that it hasnt been set up yet.
The secondary problem is getting developers to merge their security fixes
back to 3.x, but that one can be solved with the aid of a big stick.
Kris
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