[Security Firewall] returning to the update problem

now that it seems that i will not be able to get a final release version of 
mnf2 or access to mnf2 updates on mandrake mirrors (i assume that this will 
be the case - if not then the lack of an actual iso seems academic) then it 
seems that my only options are to
i) make an iso from cvs?
ii) go elsewhere
iii) pay for it
i'd love to do the third but i can't, i've already invested time in getting to 
used to running snf/mnf etc so i prefer to stick with it so it seems that cvs 
is for me,
so, having never ever had anything to do with cvs before i'd like to ask, is 
it possible to use it to create a local repository of the mnf2 install much 
as i have local mirrors of my workstation i586 trees? then i could update the 
RPMS directory (or is that media/main these days?) every week or so and use 
urpmi from that? maybe work up some scripts to let me know if there have been 
changes and email myself a notification to go along with my security-announce 
messages.
which prompts the question, will security-announce include updates to the 
pay-only mnf2 or will they be on a seperate list for purchasers? if 
security-announce did mention them i guess that would then dictate when to go 
to cvs for updates?
have i made a mistake in assuming that previous mentions of cvs on the list 
imply that anyone can access it to build stuff?

i'm happy to learn about cvs if it is going to allow me to set things up such 
that once done my updating will be relatively painless, what i'd like to 
avoid is the whole make a new iso, do an upgrade thing. esp as my firewall 
box is old and has a scsi cdrom in it that is not recognised by the 
installer!

lastly, do i need to worry about the kernel i currently have following the 
recent security-anounce posts about the main distributions? upgrade to the 
latest 10.0 kernel maybe?

i'm thinking this could all result in a how-to on the mandrake wiki thing for 
all those like me who for whatever reason won't be purchasing the final mnf2

bascule
-- 
This is Art holding a Mirror up to Life. That's why everything is exactly the 
wrong way around. 
(Wyrd Sisters)

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