James Knott wrote:
John Andersen wrote:
On Wednesday 14 March 2007, Hartmut Meyer wrote:
There are hardly any scenarios where one could give any other advise but to upgrade from an old/unsupported version to a newer/supported version.
9.1 might be "better" for you, but unless your system is not connected to any network (including internet dialup) staying on an unsupported system simply isn't a good idea.
Says who?
Linux isn't exactly Windows which can be hacked by 12 year olds riding bikes thru your neighborhood.
Even if you are connected to the net 24/7, with no ports or services open you are not any more at risk than with a current distro.
With an Iptables firewall you can even open essential services that you need and be quite safe on line.
Maybe the CIA can hack their way into a machine with no ports open. But the script kiddies can't. And the CIA is not even vaguely interested in me.
I think you are spreading FUD.
FWIW, my firewall is SUSE 10.0. It's up continuously and always on the "net". No problems so far.
Hi List Excuse me if this appears twice - it shouldn't I hope! I have always upgraded within two versions max at home while in work I immediately upgrade. At my last employer I would upgrade all the workstations from SuSE Retail distro and the upgrade option worked a treat but not always certain apps/software would cause dependencies issues But there was a choice to remove the packages it was referring too. But nonetheless I would be able to upgrade So YMMV springs to mind and everyone's environment is a vortex in one shape or form. Cheers -- Chuck Amadi ROK Corporation Limited Ty ROK, Dyffryn Business Park, Llantwit Major Road, Llandow, Vale Of Glamorgan. CF71 7PY Tel: 01446 795 839 Fax: 01446 794 994 International Tel: +44 1446 795 839 email: chuck.amadi@rokcorp.com This email is confidential to the addressee only. If you do not believe that you are the intended recipient, do not pass it on or copy it in any way. Please delete it immediately. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org