On 01/15/2015 03:44 AM, Mark Hahn wrote: >> CentOS repos. There are others that do. Some of the repos that overwrite >> core packages do so with little packages like sqlite (yum uses sqlite so >> changing the version of it is not a Good Thing for system stabilty). >> Other repos in that list have been effectively unmaintained for a number >> of years so they contain packages that may have severe unfixed security >> vulnerabilities. > > I suggest that we shouldn't use euphemisms when it's far more valuable > to come out and say it. I would certainly appreciate if the centos docs > explicitly tagged the other repos with these comments. Factual > commentary > about risks does not come anywhere close to libel... > > regards, mark hahn. A very old British story goes like that: A British business man was dictating to his secretary a letter for an incorrect business partner. "Dear Sir Because I am a gentleman and my secretary is a lady, I cannot express in words what I think about you. However since you are neither one, I am sure you will understand what I wanted to say. Your sincerely, ...."