Proposal: Optional libsafe add-on?

[Christian Pearce]

I never used it but seems like a good idea.  Especially if we are slowed in releases of a fixed.  It might add some extra protection while we wait for a release.  If libsafe in FC?
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Christian Pearce
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Warren Togami said:
> 
> seth vidal wrote:
> >>>
> >>>Modifying the world as an 'option' for legacy updates seems like a bad
> >>>idea, a confusing idea for users, and generally a waste of time. If I've
> >>>got older machines I want them to be left alone and just have security
> >>>patches applied. I don't want to be putting brand new things on there.
> >>>
> >>>-sv
> >>>
> >>
> >>This is why I suggested putting it on the webpage with lots of 
> >>documentation and manual installation only.  The documentation would to 
> >>people NOT to use it unless they really know what they are doing and 
> >>willing to monitor their server for a while.
> >>
> > 
> > 
> > Why waste all the time building the packages and writing up the
> > documentation?
> > 
> > People should be working on new things for FC2 and not screwing around
> > with old distributions.
> > 
> > -sv
> 
> Shrug.  Most of the work is already done, and it has worked great for me 
> on these old distributions for years.  I'm willing to do it.  I am just 
> wondering if folks here think it is a proper thing to offer on the 
> Legacy web page or not.
> 
> Warren
> 
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