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Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:29:29 -0500
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Patrick Moelands wrote:
> 2009/9/30 Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>:
>> I personally an still nervous about it, and it's security issue is only a
>> medium.  The NFSv4 issue has me concerned, and I worry what other bugs are
>> out there that we currently don't know about.
>> But ... people have been waiting patiently for the latest kernels with the
>> latest drivers.
>> Thoughts?
> 
> Although I'm not exactly into the details, there should be thought
> about pros and cons. What could happen if the kernel is (not)
> released? Or make it available on a DIY basis (download it from an
> additional repo instead of adding it to updates). That way, people who
> need the new one (because of new drivers) can grab it and others might
> skip it until it has been tested.
> 
> Regards,
> Patrick

I was going to put it in the testing repo, hopefully by the end of the 
day today, so that people can do just that.

Troy
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