Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 10:58:34 +1000 (EST) From: Nicholas Charles Brawn <ncb05@uow.edu.au> To: Bill/Carolyn Pechter <pechter@shell.monmouth.com> Cc: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Status Report on 2.2.6 Giveaway CD's Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.02A.9810061052240.28774-100000@banshee.cs.uow.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199810041324.JAA03078@shell.monmouth.com>
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Brett, you hit the nail on the head with your concerns about ppl getting burnt by older/vulnerable software being present on the cd's. And guess what, YOU CAN HELP. Find out all the vulnerabilities and bugs present in various distributions, and whip up a script that checks for their presence on your system. Tell new users of freebsd to download said script, which will advise them about known bugs and vulnerabilities present in 'x' distribution, and what they are able to do to prevent them and/or patch them. I'm sure if you put something decent enough together, Jordan or someone else would be kind enough to add it to the FAQ. So stop your complaining about previous versions. YES some contain buggy and vulnerable software, but for the most part, they are still decent releases. Go out and write those shell scripts now. Nick -- Email: ncb@poboxes.com - http://www.poboxes.com/ncb Key fingerprint = DE 30 33 D3 16 91 C8 8D A7 F8 70 03 B7 77 1A 2A "When in doubt, ask someone wiser than yourself..." -unknown To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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