On Tue, 2005-11-29 at 13:27 -0800, Tim Fenn wrote:
> Yeah, and this is still unsafe, because downgrading is
inherently,
> implicitly unsafe.
>
> 1. You can downgrade into a vulnerability
> 2. Downgrading often breaks, since newer version can do things in %post
> that make downgrading to a workable state impossible
>
Can I not reverse this argument to state:
Yeah, and this is still unsafe, because upgrading is inherently,
implicitly unsafe.
1. you can upgrade into a vulnerability
2. upgrading often breaks, since newer versions can do things in %pre
that make upgrading to a workable state impossible.
And have it be equally valid? ;)
No.
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Konstantin Ryabitsev
McGill University WSG
Montréal, Québec