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Date:      Mon, 12 Dec 2022 17:53:10 +0100
From:      Dimitry Andric <dim@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Mel Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: bdb5 is EOL, but still the default version?
Message-ID:  <3681BB51-409C-400B-9726-E3D4FD46D8B1@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <e9567641-9c24-4ca7-3d95-222418e18b65@bluerosetech.com>
References:  <e9567641-9c24-4ca7-3d95-222418e18b65@bluerosetech.com>

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On 12 Dec 2022, at 16:33, Mel Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com> =
wrote:
>=20
> I get errors like this in audit logs:
>=20
> db5-5.3.28_8: Tag: expiration_date Value: 2022-06-30
> db5-5.3.28_8: Tag: deprecated Value: EOLd, potential security issues, =
maybe use db18 instead
>=20
> But BDB_DEFAULT=3D5?  If db5 is EOL and vulnerable, why not bump the =
default version to 18?

Because the licenses are different, which may not be acceptable to =
everybody. See also:

* https://bugs.freebsd.org/261523
* https://bugs.freebsd.org/261525
* https://bugs.freebsd.org/263123

-Dimitry


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