----- Original Message -----
From: "Wincent Colaiuta" <wincentcolaiutamac.com>
To: <freebsd-securityFreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: security fixes

El Tuesday, 2 July, 2002, a las 05:37 AM, Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P.
escribió:

> Some people read the warning about -STABLE in
> the Handbook (that I quoted earlier) and decide only
> to run -RELEASE and patch security fixes, and
> there is a cvs tag for this, called RELENG_4_x.
> This is where a little confusion comes in, because
> after a while they quit patching the older releases.

]So on production systems track RELENG_4_6 now, and when that stops being
]updated, start tracking RELENG_4_7, and so on.... I can't see any
]problems with that. That way you're tracking the security fixes and
]critical patches, and then when you need to you're upgrading your entire
]system in safe way.
]
]I think the advice to not track STABLE on production machines is good.
]Sure, STABLE is mostly exactly that: STABLE. But there are always going
]to be exceptions... The last thing you want is a machine that won't boot
]after something went wrong and you have to pay $$$ to get access to the
]datacentre and rescue the machine...
]
]Cheers
]Wincent

Nothing wrong with your advice either. Although in my world, if
anyone's server quits responding, I've got a red carpet straight to the box
as soon as I can get there...

I'm in the 'small' world, though; to each his own....<OT>Wincent, are
you in anyway related to a famous drummer? </OT>

Kevin Kinsey

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