-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- README.txt in directory /pub/suse//supplementary/ on ftp.suse.com or mirrors, dated Wed Sep 18 17:49:27 MEST 2002, draht@. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear SuSE Linux user, Generally, we do not provide update packages with newer versions in the official update tree. Our high quality standard forces us to keep to the versions originally published with a product to maintain the overall system in a consistent state with regards to cross-dependent packages (think of a linux system like a building, built with packages like bricks one on top of another). Fixing a problem in a package with a new version (some openssl library for example) will most certainly bring about malfunctions in other parts of the system. After all, you will definitely not be satisfied if you install a security fix that renders your system unusable. The directory /pub/suse//supplementary/ contains RPM packages that originate from SuSE build engines and that are built for the specific distribution as visible in the directory path that leads to the package. Some of the packages have been built by their respective package maintainer at SuSE in his/her spare time. The packages are usually signed with the SuSE build key build@suse.de, or at least by the personal key of a SuSE employee so that you can verify that the packages really are from SuSE sources. We publish these packages as a service to the community (you) because many users of the SuSE Linux operating system wish to use newer versions of specific packages due to feature or hardware support constraints in older SuSE Linux versions without the obligation to upgrade the entire system. Even though these packages have been built for the specific SuSE Linux version, there is no warranty that these packages seamlessly interoperate with the rest of the system. The packages have been made with "best effort" and _should_ work as described in the README files contained in the respective directories. We make no claim about their fitness for a specific purpose, so you might as well experience that the package you have chosen does not work properly on your system. In addition to this, there is no warranty about the fitness of the packages in security matters: There are no updates for these packages unless the maintainer decides to refresh the trees with new builds. To make it short: If you wish to use a newer version of a package and if you insist on having properly working updates at hand if there is a security update, then please use a newer SuSE Linux version. If you feel a little bit adventurous, then these packages will suit your needs. Regards, Roman Drahtmüller, SuSE Security , ftp.suse.com ftpadmin . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iQEVAwUBPYig7Hey5gA9JdPZAQF2ZwgAjCDXkEETnZDsrB7+o63L6iGediH4LYDS u5T/SXBYlFbV3MeFeQCWlQByUi2LGkDuRFSu4go2i3ihcolwKxcuHRv3jkdDpQON WCJIDhSeWuaehilfubmPzAqRvouqfYluEGEKiNeFWf0Y6Bx3V2T74rfSAXPL2yfR WcplAQvIqZOGOgwQyg/GoVZL8D+3w/j017nZ5p65c4QWfzwdJa6QqjbkBrBdoX2Y cFQx/8MMK/BKhqzOW9o8IExMImFqyiOrMugr+Hj/e59wJ6C/mL1s6Hs/Q3G2UGdt pSNOoYvyfxipnXLnbHnGecxBY2sjOWiFIRMRhbfcnFVguGMlNvyYwQ== =uWbS -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----