Carlos E. R. wrote:
The Monday 2005-06-20 at 12:18 +0200, Per Jessen wrote:
Personally I prefer "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". No matter who provides the patch.
The original poster stated a problem... thus, it is broken.
Agreed, but you proposed applying patches uncritically - "apply whatever kernel patches are available".
And, where security is involved, there is no excuse not to apply security patches -
Of course - but like you said, something is broken. IMHO, applying patches uncritically and without knowing what they fix, is not the way to go. Be selective and apply what you need. /Per Jessen, Zürich -- http://www.spamchek.com/freetrial - managed anti-spam and anti-virus solution. Starting at EUR20/year - sign up for your free 30-day trial now!