Re: Bugfixes, security fixes, versions

2000-10-08 Thread Dima Dorfman
> On Sun, Oct 08, 2000 at 12:53:16AM -0700, a little birdie told me > that Dima Dorfman remarked > > > > Why not just use a date? I do this on most of my systems. My `uname > > -r` reads: > > > > 4.1-2916-STABLE > > > > I started doing this for the exact same reason you described above--t

Re: Bugfixes, security fixes, versions

2000-10-08 Thread Matthew D. Fuller
On Sun, Oct 08, 2000 at 12:53:16AM -0700, a little birdie told me that Dima Dorfman remarked > > Why not just use a date? I do this on most of my systems. My `uname > -r` reads: > > 4.1-2916-STABLE > > I started doing this for the exact same reason you described above--to > know when I up

Re: Bugfixes, security fixes, versions

2000-10-08 Thread Dima Dorfman
> The whole "Stable Branch" thread on -security gave me an idea that's been > perculating for some time. > > Problem: > We have security problems in (say) -STABLE. They get fixed. We post an > advisory about it, giving correction dates for -STABLE and -CURRENT, and > the associated cutoff in w

Bugfixes, security fixes, versions

2000-10-07 Thread Matthew D. Fuller
The whole "Stable Branch" thread on -security gave me an idea that's been perculating for some time. Problem: We have security problems in (say) -STABLE. They get fixed. We post an advisory about it, giving correction dates for -STABLE and -CURRENT, and the associated cutoff in which releases