Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 01:04:22 -0800 (PST) From: patl@phoenix.volant.org To: "Harry M. Leitzell" <Harry_M_Leitzell@cmu.edu> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3.1-RELEASE Message-ID: <ML-3.3.921920662.8670.patl@asimov> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.96L.990320025620.2763A-100000@unix6.andrew.cmu.edu>
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> My thoughts were more on the security of the default installation. > Not many people will set up a cron to snag the latest source through CVS > and thus would be open to having their machine broken into. I was just > wondering if someone could/would do something like updating things that > are frozen on -RELEASEs. I was under the impression that most people will > not install -CURRENT due to wanting a stable server through -RELEASE and > thus would fall victim to stupid errors. A release is a snapshot taken at a particular point in time. To get enhancements or bugfixes you need to either update to a later -stable (or -current) or wait for a new release. There really isn't any practical way to update the CD-ROMs that have already been burnt for the current release. Nor is it practical to attempt any sort of automatic post-release updates. (I could also point out that by installing a port, you are deviating from the default installation...) Personally, I think that if you are going to install the most recent -RELEASE, and you have a reasonable internet connection, you should consider CVSup'ing ports before installing any of the optional software. (And if you later want to install another port, CVSup again.) Keeping the ports tree up to date is much less disruptive than attempting to keep the entire source tree up to date doing frequent 'make world's. You should also check the Web pages for any errata or additional release notes that didn't make it onto the CD. (If possible, you should check these before doing the base system install.) -Pat To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the messagehome | help
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