Forget Hardy

[mwbesemer at cox.net]

When I first started experimenting with Ubuntu/Linux, I expected to find a community that was full of knowledge and ready to help.  I'm sorry to say that what I've experienced has not been at all like that.  Mario's comments below seem all too typical. 

Regarding security updates, those touting the Linux Kernal are always quick to point out that Linux is unlike Windows in that it does not have security concerns as Windows does, then those of us to are brave enough to give it a try quickly find out differently.

Mike


---- Mario Vukelic <mario.vukelic at dantian.org> wrote: 
> On Tue, 2008-06-10 at 13:45 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
> > I can get zero help from all you experts so I have decided what I do 
> > will suit me and not you. 
> 
> ???. Suit yourself, then. I hope you stop being a drain on resources and
> stop posting.
> 
> > I am going to forget Hardy and stay with this 
> > old 7-10 until the next new version comes out. I have it well backed up 
> > and when there is no longer support for this version I will not need any.
> 
> For the benefit of anyone else reading this: this is a bad idea, since
> you cannot simply decide that you "will not need any" support. If the
> machine is in any way connected to an untrusted network such as the
> internet, having security updates is a very, very, very good idea. E.g.,
> serious exploits for Firefox _were_ found and hat to be patched by
> updates.
> 
> 
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