On Wed, 2008-08-20 at 14:02 -0500, Jon Ciesla wrote:
> A friend forwarded me this blog:
>
http://www.gdt.id.au/~gdt/blog/linux/autodeath.1024px
>
> and I wondered if it would be something to consider for fedora releases.
>
> This would NOT be as a default, but as a package you can install, if you
> wish, to drop the route on your box after whatever expiration date. We
> can set the release date in a file in the package and key from there.
I agree that it should not be a default, but if you're not conscientious
enough to patch, you're not going to be installing this package, either,
and we're back to the original issue.
Other than that, it's an intriguing concept.
I guess it is useful in the case that e.g. a sysadmin consciously wants
to remember to remove a system from production/upgrade it after a
certain time but then loses track or it, or whatever else. Not every
environment has centralized tracking and management of systems :)
Jon.