Releasing with a known broken kernel

Alexander Skwar listen at alexander.skwar.name
Mon Aug 14 12:39:49 UTC 2006


Adam Conrad <adconrad at ubuntu.com>:

> Alexander Skwar wrote:
>> 
>> Kernel -25 is more stable.
> 
> ... and also has security issues.

Yes, known. But -25 works.

> We're not going to release a new 
> installer that defaults to a known-vulnerable kernel.

But you're releasing with a kernel, which doesn't work and which is
known to not work?

> There will be a 6.06.2 at some point, and I assume this bug will be
> fixed before it's released.  It's unfortunate this made it on the latest
> ISOs, but making a huge stink about it on the lists probably isn't going
> to make it magically change overnight.

Adding a bug doesn't seem to help either.

Alexander Skwar
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