On Fri, Aug 06, 1999 at 01:18:55PM +0100, Eric Mosley wrote:
Hi Frank,
Does this mean that SuSE does NOT provide security updates to releases other than the current one???
This means that the day you release a new release the previous release is left swinging in the wind...
I think this is an important point. As the Linux industry grows, people's expectations are going to continue to go up. Companies putting servers into production will expect patches for the installed version to be available for several *years* at least. This is a pain, of course, but it's a service customers will insist on. Look at Sun, for example, they still release SunOS patches any time a security hole or major bug is found. I bet they wish they could just bury it 6 feet under and forget about it, but that would cause them to lose customers. With Linux, you have an even more competitive environment, as a pissed-off customer doesn't have to abandon their OS (and apps, and development work, etc.) Instead they can just switch to another distribution. So, here's hoping SuSE continues to lead the pack! Chris