[kernel] r7789 - dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian

[Dann Frazier]

Author: dannf
Date: Mon Nov 13 08:45:45 2006
New Revision: 7789

Modified:
   dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/README.Debian
   dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/changelog
Log:
* Add a "Scope of security support" section to README.Debian, recommended
  by Moritz Muehlenhoff

Modified: dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/README.Debian
==============================================================================
--- dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/README.Debian	(original)
+++ dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/README.Debian	Mon Nov 13 08:45:45 2006
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@
 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

Modified: dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/changelog
==============================================================================
--- dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/changelog	(original)
+++ dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/changelog	Mon Nov 13 08:45:45 2006
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
   [ 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 <dannf at debian.org>  Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:39:30 -0700
+ -- dann frazier <dannf at debian.org>  Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:42:56 -0700
 
 linux-2.6 (2.6.18-5) unstable; urgency=low