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1. kaniini (kaniini@mastodon.dereferenced.org)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Jan-2018 16:09:11 EST kaniini

   #alpinelinux will drop linux-hardened because KPTI is not easily adjusted for PaX (by us anyway).

   linux-vanilla will be upgraded to 4.14.13 which is non-LTS, but has a proper KPTI implementation instead of KAISER (which is hanging on several people's systems)

   the linux-hardened -> linux-vanilla transition will be done in 3.5/3.6/3.7 as well, all to linux kernel 4.14.13, after some vetting is done in edge.

   whether linux-{grsec,hardened} is removed in entirety from the releases is still being decided.

   upgrading to linux-vanilla 4.14.13 when it hits the release repos is strongly encouraged, given the severity of the meltdown and spectre bugs

   1. kaniini (kaniini@mastodon.dereferenced.org)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Jan-2018 16:10:24 EST kaniini

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      this is why we decided to wait and see what happens with the backports by the way.

      it was well worth waiting, because we basically are making the right decision.

      also, fuck embargos.