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From: "James Miller (office)" <jamtat@mailsnare.net>
To: linux-newbie <linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Freesco, old kernel lines, security
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 09:08:42 -0500 (CDT)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0306020858070.6480@vector> (raw)

I understand that in the world of Linux network security, generally older
= 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 be
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?

Thanks, James
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             reply	other threads:[~2003-06-02 14:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-06-02 14:08 James Miller (office) [this message]
2003-06-02 15:07 ` Freesco, old kernel lines, security Ray Olszewski
2003-06-03  7:25 ` james niland
2003-06-03  8:54 ` oford

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