[vox] Password NOT stolen at linuxworld

Dmitriy vox@lists.lugod.org
Mon, 11 Aug 2003 15:39:44 -0700


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On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 03:00:14PM -0700, Ryan Castellucci wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 02:16:15PM -0700, Dmitriy wrote:
> >=20
> > Testing is inherently insecure.  _Don't_ run testing on any publically
> > accessible computers.  It doesn't get security updates.
> >=20
[snip]
>=20
> I claim IGNORANCE!!!!
>=20
> I was not aware of this, I sure wish someone had told me. I needed newer =
versions
> of several packages that were not available in stable. Would I be better =
off
> running sid in the future?

sid: stuff breaks at times, and security updates are mostly on time,
yet there are exceptions (like bug #200736 for example).

stable always gets timely security updates.

I bellieve the best approach is to backport some packages from
testing/unstable (if feasible) and run them on a stable box.

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	GPG key-id: 1024D/DF04A255                 Dmitriy
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	********* please encrypt all email to me *********

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