On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, jdow wrote: > Something to bear in mind when testing 2.6 is that not all security fixes > from 2.4 are in te 2.6 kernel. One wag on the kernel list suggested that > it should be called 2.6.0-hack-my-machine rather than 2.6.0-test1. It'd > be best not to expose it to a "hazardous environment" such as a direct > connection to the Internet. FYI this was posted to LKML by Alan Cox: Date: 14 Jul 2003 13:40:36 +0100 From: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: John Bradford <john@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, torvalds@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Linux v2.6.0-test1 On Llu, 2003-07-14 at 12:50, John Bradford wrote: > > Then you'll just have to wait a few months > > Oh well, it just seems strange to be asking people to test > 2.6.0-root-my-box, without making the consequences a bit clearer. Its 2.6.0 locally root my box, not remotely root my box, although remote crash bugs exist in at least one situation HTH, -- ......Tom Registered Linux User #14522 http://counter.li.org tdiehl@xxxxxxxxxxxx My current SpamTrap -------> mtd123@xxxxxxxxxxxx -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
