[CentOS] Re: Worth upgrading desktop to 5.1?

[Sean Carolan]

> So, yes there are deeply compelling reasons to upgrade. If you want to 
> have patches for several kernel buffer exploits, as well as many other 
> security and functionality patches, you need to do one thing;
> 
> yum upgrade, and answer yes.
> 
> Or even easier;
> yum -y upgrade.

When I have some time to re-compile VMWare server modules, my graphics driver, 
vpn client and wifi driver I may consider updating.  If in the meantime a pack 
of ninjas breaks in and owns my box with a local buffer overrun exploit, well, 
you can't say I wasn't warned.