Karl Larsen wrote:
Ian Malone wrote:
On 28/08/07, Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Fernando Apesteguía wrote:
Hi list,
I run an update today. The list of available packages included
rpmdevtools. The problem is that the transaction test failed with:
If the system is working fine for you why get the update?
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-August/msg00392.html
Security updates are generally recommended. In any case
telling someone to not update is not a solution as it
fixes nothing.
Ian read his message. He says he is making a lot of RPM's and quite
happy with what he has. I say if it is working fine do not fix it :-)
It is not 'working fine'; it is failing to update. Ignoring it
does not make the problem go away.
Analogy: Your car's petrol tank is half full. You go to a
petrol station to refill it. After a couple of litres you
notice that petrol is beginning to pool on the ground. Do you:
a. Ignore it, and from now on only fill your car half full.
b. Get it checked out?
This is ignoring the fact that the update is marked 'security',
and that, though as far as I can tell it does not affect the
security of built RPMS, if you are building RPMS you want to
take more care of your machine's security and also possible
security holes in the packages you distribute. Both self-
interest and something known as 'consideration for others'.
--
imalone
