Dropping Debian wheezy (7) support in Qubes 3.2

[Marek Marczykowski-Górecki]

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Hi,

I'd like to drop Debian 7 support in Qubes 3.2, even though it is still
have long term support. Mostly because of ancient libraries and having
code compatible with those require some effort (like #ifdefs sprayed
across the code). Also Debian 7 is incompatible with "vsyscall=none"
kernel setting[1].

But if anyone know some good reason to keep Debian 7 support, that's
fine.


[1] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2045

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Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
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[Iestyn Best]

No problem for me.

Keep it fresh and up-to-date.

[J.M. Porup]

On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:11:05AM +0200, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to drop Debian 7 support in Qubes 3.2, even though it is still
> have long term support. Mostly because of ancient libraries and having
> code compatible with those require some effort (like #ifdefs sprayed
> across the code). Also Debian 7 is incompatible with "vsyscall=none"
> kernel setting[1].
>
> But if anyone know some good reason to keep Debian 7 support, that's
> fine.
>
>
> [1] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2045

Perhaps this?

"The majority of vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel are ones that have
been released just recently, something any honest person active in
kernel development can attest to."

--Brad Spengler
https://forums.grsecurity.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4476

jmp

[Marek Marczykowski-Górecki]

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How does it apply to a Debian? And even if it does, Debian 8 was
released over a year ago. And standard support for Debian 7 is already
over (only LTS for selected architectures are still valid).

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Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
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[J.M. Porup]

On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 12:16:12AM +0200, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote:
> How does it apply to a Debian? And even if it does, Debian 8 was
> released over a year ago. And standard support for Debian 7 is already
> over (only LTS for selected architectures are still valid).

Ah, did not realize Debian 7 was no longer officially supported.
Never mind!

jmp