> Can I not reverse this argument to state: > > Yeah, and this is still unsafe, because upgrading is inherently, > implicitly unsafe. upgrading isn't inherently unsafe. Especially when there are KNOWN exploits in older versions. > 1. you can upgrade into a vulnerability You are unlikely to upgrade into a KNOWN vulnerability. > 2. upgrading often breaks, since newer versions can do things in %pre > that make upgrading to a workable state impossible. if this is true then it's a problem with: 1. all pkg managers 2. all distros The point Icon was making is about smart's mechanism and it's ability to downgrade as a solution. That's why it is not equally valid. -sv -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
