openssh 3.7.1p1 needs a patch to compile against openssl-0.9.7a

Clinton MacDonald yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Thu Sep 18 12:51:01 2003


Dan and Michael:

On Thursday, September 18, 2003, at 01:29  PM, Dan Burcaw wrote:
> Yes, they've been backported.

On Thursday, September 18, 2003, at 01:41  PM, Michael A. Peters wrote:
>> Is this a mistake or have the required security patches been 
>> backported to
>> this version?
>
> The patch has been backported.

I am curious: what does "backported" mean? (I am very much a newbie to 
Linux.)

Best wishes,
Clint
(who is curious, yellow)

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