A Very happy Camper on FC4

[Arthur Pemberton]

On 5/15/06, Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
> Les Mikesell wrote:
> > On Mon, 2006-05-15 at 14:07, Karl Larsen wrote:
> >
> >>>>> With fedora, the big reason to change is that you'll stop getting
> >>>>> security updates for your installed version when the 2nd subsequent
> >>>>> version goes into beta.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> But I thought that is what the legacy project was for.  I used FC1 until
> >>>> last summer when I was between projects.  I will stay with FC4 until I
> >>>> know I can get a reasonably safe install and the applications I use on a
> >>>> daily basis are in the repositories.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> Yes, I think you're right, that is what the legacy project is there for.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>     Well the yum update seemed to have a whole lot of items for FC4,
> >> like 500 and one upgraded Open Office to version 2.0. It is likely that
> >> some new thing like a modified Firefox comes over the Internet from
> >> Firefox direct. And it's no problem at all.
> >>
> >
> > First, you are picking up all the updates from the FC4 release
> > and second FC4 hasn't been moved to legacy yet. But note that
> > if you add any additional software or newer versions from
> > other sources yourself you have to keep it updated yourself
> > and if any of those RPMs conflict with core versions you
> > may break the ability to update at all.
> >
> >
> >>     And my idea of old is sure a longer period than the one used by
> >> Fedora. I will keep FC4 for several years. There is no reason not to
> >> since it's doing what I want just fine after initial bugs were yummed out.
> >>
> >
> > It's almost certain that more bugs will be found, including
> > security-related ones.  Being able to stay up to date with
> > fixes is important especially if you are internet-exposed.
> >
> >
>     Of course I'm Internet exposed but through a DSL modem with a very
> capable  hardware firewall. I have never been hacked.
>
> Karl
>

Being hacked is fun, teaches you to keep your guard up from then on.
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