Given that the yum/apt/up2date repository metadata format is in a bit of flux at the moment, this seems like a reasonable time to ask if it would be possible to add something like a "severity" field to the metadata to allow tools to distinguish between security and "normal" updates. That way, sites could maintain a conservative update policy but still keep abreast of security related updates. It would also mean that the rhn_applet could only show the blinking red "!" for security updates and a possibly less attention grabbing icon for less important information. -- Shahms E. King <shahms@xxxxxxxxxx> Multnomah ESD Public Key: http://shahms.mesd.k12.or.us/~sking/shahms.asc Fingerprint: 1612 054B CE92 8770 F1EA AB1B FEAB 3636 45B2 D75B
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