On Wed, 2008-08-20 at 14:02 -0500, Jon Ciesla wrote: > > A friend forwarded me this blog: > > http://www.gdt.id.au/~gdt/blog/linux/autodeath.1024px > > > > and I wondered if it would be something to consider for fedora releases. > > > > This would NOT be as a default, but as a package you can install, if you > > wish, to drop the route on your box after whatever expiration date. We > > can set the release date in a file in the package and key from there. > > I agree that it should not be a default, but if you're not conscientious > enough to patch, you're not going to be installing this package, either, > and we're back to the original issue. > > Other than that, it's an intriguing concept. I guess it is useful in the case that e.g. a sysadmin consciously wants to remember to remove a system from production/upgrade it after a certain time but then loses track or it, or whatever else. Not every environment has centralized tracking and management of systems :) Jon. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
