Re: [gentoo-dev] Does a automatic security package tool exists?

[Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@efn.org>]

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On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 06:42:54PM +0100, Karl Peters wrote:
> the GLSAs to the announce mailinglist are really ok, but if you have
> more gentoo systems, manually updating security related packages is not
> so much fun, and quickly you may forget something.
> 
> I imagine a GLSA database like the package.mask file, where information
> about package versions is kept, which packages are insecure and prehaps
> which version are suggested for updating.

I support making the information available other methods, but I absolutely
do not want GLSAs to stop being posted to -announce.  It's a good list to
post them to and I recommend any Gentoo user be subscribed to it.  Its
only traffic is the occasional announcement and of course the GLSAs.  Who
can complain about that?

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Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@efn.org>                  SCO must cease to exist!
 
<netgod> heh thats a lost cause, like the correct pronounciation of
         "jewelry"
<netgod> give it up :-)
<sage> and the correct spelling of "colour" :)
<BenC> heh
<sage> and aluminium
<BenC> or nuclear weapons
<sage> are you threating me yankee ?
<sage> just cause we don't have the bomb...
<BenC> back off ya yellow belly


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