From 33282d6d229ec2842858c2dc691d3c471e407159 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dann frazier Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 07:45:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * Add a "Scope of security support" section to README.Debian, recommended by Moritz Muehlenhoff svn path=/dists/trunk/linux-2.6/; revision=7789 --- debian/README.Debian | 9 +++++++++ debian/changelog | 4 +++- 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian index d29fe9dd9..f20624200 100644 --- a/debian/README.Debian +++ b/debian/README.Debian @@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ generated during the linux-2.6 package build. See the source package for details. Each linux-image-* package provides the complete .config file that was used to generate it. This file is installed in /boot. +Scope of security support +------------------------- +Security support is provided not only for the binary builds, but also +for the full source package, allowing for locally customized kernels. +However, kernel options that are not enabled in official Debian builds are +given a lower priority for security support. Options marked as BROKEN +or EXPERIMENTAL are of very low priority, and should not be enabled in +customized builds for a security-sensitive environment. + Rebuilding Adaptec AIC7xxx/79xx firmware ---------------------------------------- You can rebuild the firmware for the Adaptec AIC7xxx/79xx SCSI Adapters. To diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 43b709dab..edbbe2920 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ linux-2.6 (2.6.18-6) UNRELEASED; urgency=low [ dann frazier ] * Backport various SCTP changesets from 2.6.19, recommended by Vlad Yasevich (closes: #397946) + * Add a "Scope of security support" section to README.Debian, recommended + by Moritz Muehlenhoff - -- dann frazier Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:39:30 -0700 + -- dann frazier Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:42:56 -0700 linux-2.6 (2.6.18-5) unstable; urgency=low