[3491] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Re: desupporting old releases
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Laas)
Thu May 10 17:10:32 2001
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Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 17:06:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: Chris Laas <golem@MIT.EDU>
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I agree with Angie: since she is providing a useful service, it would
behoove us to give adequate warning before dropping it. Therefore, I
submit a modified version of Richard's proposal:
* Desupport Netbsd-Cruft-Athena yesterday.
* Desupport Linux-Cruft-Athena 6/15/2001.
--Chris
On 10 May, Angie Kelic wrote:
>>Are there still people who are doing anything
>>in terms of support that they would stop doing if it were desupported?
>
> Yes, in fact, there are people sitll making sure the security
> patches under 5.2 are up to date. I'd behappy to tell people
> to put themselves on redhat-watch-list and wish them luck, but
> I think they need somewhat of a warning.
>
> --Angie
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possible, by lying very still in a cellar somewhere, to get through a
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were probably guilty of loitering.
-- Terry Pratchett, "Feet of Clay"
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