on 1/23/2008 10:43 AM Barry Brimer spake the following: > Quoting Sean Carolan <scarolan at gmail.com>: > >>> 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. > > It may not work for all things, but have you looked at dkms? > <http://linux.dell.com/projects.shtml#dkms> > > Dag/rpmforge has packages as well. And 5.x has the newer weak-updates module options. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 187 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080123/aaf64243/attachment-0004.sig>