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From: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: Ptrace hole / Linux 2.2.25
To: mj@ucw.cz (Martin Mares)
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 14:38:10 -0500 (EST)
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> Yes, but that's pretty irrelevant. People should not depend on such
> sources to get security fixes. Anything so critical should be included
> in the official kernel as soon as possible -- any reasons against?

Several
-	We aren't about to release an official kernel right now afaik,
	there are bugs left to sort out first
-	Anyone can apply the patch themselves
-	Anyone can go and get a vendor kernel
-	Anyone can go and release their own 2.4.20.1 or 2.4.20-sec or
	whatever if they feel strongly about it

Just go do it. If someone wants to be a contact point for build existing
base kernels + published security fix trees I'm pretty sure kernel.org
would host them too.

Alan

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