From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "James Miller (office)" Subject: Freesco, old kernel lines, security Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 09:08:42 -0500 (CDT) Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: List-Id: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-newbie 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 - 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