[elrepo] How long does kernel release stay in the downloads area?

[Steve Clark]

On 10/09/2012 08:17 PM, Phil Perry wrote:
> On 04/10/12 18:49, Antonio Dupont wrote:
>> Hello
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 10:30 AM, Akemi Yagi<toracat at elrepo.org>  wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 4:45 AM, Steve Clark<sclark at netwolves.com>  wrote:
>>>> On 10/03/2012 05:57 PM, Antonio Dupont wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>    Hello Akemi,
>>
>> Thank you for the reply.   The kernel-ml-3.5.4-1.el6.elrepo.
>> i686.rpm version of the kernel looks to be the one that I will be using to
>> be verified by a third party.
>>
>> I do understand that this is for testing purposes and we do test thoroughly
>> before we would potentially use it in a production scenario.  To be honest,
>> I feel more comfortable use this one than one that I compiled myself, since
>> many others get to put their hands on it.
>>
>> Thanks for all your efforts.  El Repo has help me many of times.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Antonio
>>
>>>> I'm making a build that I will install over and over again and it needs
>>> to
>>>> be verified by a 3rd party.
>>>>
>>>> One of the verification steps is to confirm the location that a piece of
>>>> software was downloaded from.
>>>>
>>>> How long will a kernel release from El Repo stay in the download area
>>>> (http://elrepo.org/linux/kernel/el6/i386/RPMS/
>>>>
>>>> kernel-ml-3.5.4-1.el6.elrepo.i686.rpm)?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It looks like an update replace a previous version and the previous
>>> version
>>>> removed.  Is there any place the previous versions are retained?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks very much for your help in advance.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Antonio
>>>>
>>>> Hi Antonio,
>>>>
>>>> I too would like to see an archive of the kernel-ml kernels.
>>> It will help if we know in what situation older versions of kernel-ml
>>> are desired/needed. As you are all aware, kernel-ml is offered for
>>> testing purposes only. Running it in production may cause security
>>> issues unless it is kept up-to-date.
>>>
>>> Technically, we may be able to keep a few versions in the archival
>>> area if requested.
>>>
>>> Akemi
> Just an update on this request.
>
> After some discussion we have established that it is possible to provide
> an archive of the kernel repository containing the kernel-ml packages.
>
> There was some hesitancy on our behalf given the security implications
> associated with older outdated kernels, but given our disclaimers
> already in place and the fact that providers such as Red Hat have no
> issue in keeping older packages indefinitely available to users, we
> shall endeavour to do likewise.
>
> To this end setting up of a kernel archive is in progress. It will
> appear on mirrors that currently carry the elrepo archive (for a list
> please see the Download section: http://elrepo.org/tiki/Download for
> mirrors with archive appended).
>
> We will endeavour to retrieve old packages from backups where possible
> to populate the archive and will archive current kernel-ml packages
> moving forward.
>
> Again we stress these packages are not intended for production use and
> that older versions will likely contain security issues so use at your
> own risk.
>
> Thanks for your support,
>
> Phil
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