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 -- Neil Aggarwal, (281)846-8957, www.JAMMConsulting.com Will your e-commerce site go offline if you have a DB server failure, fiber cut, flood, fire, or other disaster? If so, ask about our geographically redundant database system. > -----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 > -- > __________________________________________________ > Troy Dawson [log in to unmask] (630)840-6468 > Fermilab ComputingDivision/LCSI/CSI LMSS Group > __________________________________________________