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Re: Ksplice: Rebootless Linux kernel security updates



 Ben Eisenbraun wrote: 
>> Ksplice: Rebootless Linux kernel security updates 
>> http://web.mit.edu/ksplice/
>> 
>>   Ksplice allows system administrators to apply security patches to 
>>   the Linux kernel without having to reboot. 
> 
> Nice!  It's like an API for rootkits... :-) 

They address that in the FAQ. 

BTW, I forgot to mention that Ksplice will be used for security updates 
to the upcoming Debian release. 

  -Tom 

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