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Date:      Thu, 18 Apr 2002 20:30:56 -0600
From:      Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
To:        Ken McGlothlen <mcglk@artlogix.com>
Cc:        security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:21.tcpip
Message-ID:  <4.3.2.7.2.20020418202335.0229b540@nospam.lariat.org>
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At 04:32 PM 4/18/2002, Ken McGlothlen wrote:

>C'mon, Brett, these last two objections are really stretching things.

I don't think so. They're real pitfalls for administrators.

As I've mentioned in other messages, what I think we need is the
equivalent of the Japanese FreeBSD X.Y-RELEASE-pZ builds, on the
main FTP server and on the mirrors, ready for installation both
by new users and by admins looking to do a sure, safe upgrade.
Having a local build server is a nice idea, especially if you're
a large shop, but doesn't get newcomers a safe version to install
(important; if they're hacked they'll sour on FreeBSD) or give
an admin a build to which she can just upgrade quickly and know
that the latest holes are closed.

--Brett


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