Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 11:12:08 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net> Cc: Warner Losh <imp@village.org>, freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why should I upgrade from 2.2.8 to 3.4 Message-ID: <38AAE878.C26E278F@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002152357380.54931-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> <200002160926.CAA09916@harmony.village.org> <00021604155000.08535@nomad.dataplex.net>
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Richard Wackerbarth wrote:
>
> On Wed, 16 Feb 2000, Warner Losh wrote:
> > Kris Kennaway writes:
> > : Security problems still get fixed, but you're unlikely to be able to get
> >
> > Security problems still *SOMETIMES* get fixed in 2.2.x. They don't always.
>
> Perhaps there needs to be a more emphatic public posting to the effect that
> 2.2.x is "moldy" and supported only to the extent that the few remaining users
> of this system contribute patches. Unless they have COMPELLING reasons to remain
> with 2.2.x, all users SHOULD UPGRADE to 3.4.
And this coming from the 2.x "keeper of the flame." Yes, 2.2.8 should carry
a warning label of some sort.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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