From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: oford Subject: Re: Freesco, old kernel lines, security Date: 03 Jun 2003 03:54:02 -0500 Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <1054630442.4746.13.camel@spider.hotmonkeyporn.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-B7IfGbwJj2U3I8F8RCkh" Return-path: In-Reply-To: List-Id: To: "James Miller (office)" Cc: linux-newbie --=-B7IfGbwJj2U3I8F8RCkh Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, 2003-06-02 at 09:08, James Miller (office) wrote: > I understand that in the world of Linux network security, generally older > =3D worser (more insecure). So, I see that Freesco, a small Linux > gateway/router distro that seems to be actively maintained, is using a > kernel from the 2.0.x line - 2.0.38 (I understand that the most > recent 2.0.x kernel is 2.0.39). Is Freesco considered an insecure > gateway/router distro because it uses this older kernel line, or can it b= e > expected to provide adequate network security? What would be the risks > involved in using such a distro? Would the security savants on this list > recommend against using it? >=20 > Thanks, James > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" i= n > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs I like routerlinux. And it appears to still be actively maintained. http://www.routerlinux.com/ --=20 Owen Ford --=-B7IfGbwJj2U3I8F8RCkh Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQA+3GIq7BqG9qbphc4RAkIMAJ9Yv0ele4REFMgYJWrIasZPlHiUVwCfc97V VOs4u6g2aU8CK3TUjgktG6w= =u1M4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-B7IfGbwJj2U3I8F8RCkh-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs