Thanks for the info. I'll check the rpm for more details. Would you say it's unsafe to use the un-patched kernel? Richard. On Sun, 2004-05-02 at 19:53, Tommy Reynolds wrote: > Uttered Richard Conway <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, spake thus: > > > "You are running kernel-2.4.26.rac, but it is not installed in RPM > > format. It is highly recommended that you run the official Red Hat Linux > > kernels. By running a custom kernel, you will miss out on any security > > fixes and functionality enhancements provided by Red Hat Linux, and your > > configuration is unsupported. " > > The "kernel-<version>.src.rpm" lists each and every patch that RH > applies to the pristine kernel sources. Use the Source, Luke. > > > How do I find out what these security fixes etc. are? Are these fixes > > not fed back into the main kernel branch? > > The fixes do get offered to Linus but he is under absolutely _no_ > obligation to accept them. > > Nor is there any guarantee of a schedule when a patch gets accepted. > > Cheers! > > ______________________________________________________________________ > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
