This is a good idea to try to preempt some of
the common questions.

I especially like this question:
> Q: Why is Troy Dawson so good looking?

Thanks to all the team for their dedication and
hard work!

Thanks,
	Neil

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask] 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On 
> Behalf Of Troy Dawson
> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 11:54 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: SL 5.4 Questions and Answers
> 
> Hello,
> Because we usually get the same questions at the beginning of each
> release, I'll try to answer them before they are asked.
> 
> Q: Have you heard that RHEL 5.4 is released?
> A: Yes.
> We managed to start getting the update downloaded as soon as it was up
> on the ftp servers.  We have already downloaded, and started 
> rebuilding it.
> 
> Q: When will you release SL 5.4?
> A: When it's done.
> But for a guess, we usually relese between 2 and 3 months.  We usually
> have our first alpha release somewhere around 2 weeks after RedHat has
> released the source rpms.
> 
> Q: Why is Troy Dawson so good looking?
> A: He was born that way.
> 
> Q: Will you be releasing the "security" kernel 
> (2.6.18-164.el) that came
> out with RHEL 5.4 as a security kernel for the rest of SL 5?
> A: No.
> RedHat had just released a security kernel before 5.4 was released.
> This earlier security kernel addressed the worst security issues.
> The first kernel after a minor update tends to do bad things to the
> older releases, such as SL 5.0.  So we will wait for the next security
> kernel, which will also hopefully have the major bugs shaken out.
> BUT, we reserve the right to change our mind on this.
> 
> Q: Will you wait until SL 5.4 is released before relesing SL 
> 5 security
> errata?
> A: No.  But it will probrubly be a couple of weeks before we 
> do release
> then, just to check and make sure that there aren't hidden problems.
> 
> I hope this answers some of the questions before they get asked.
> Thanks
> Troy
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