In message <20030924135215.CDC357B44@berkshire.research.att.com>
	on Wed, 24 Sep 2003 09:52:15 -0400,
	Steve Bellovin <smb@research.att.com> wrote:
> a security advisory against it, bkpupsd requires kernel changes, and
bkpupsd dosen't always require kernel changes and it depends on the
specification of UPS.

If bkpupsd require kernel changes to control the UPS, other UPS
control software also needs some change to kernel for power-off UPS
gracefully.

-- 
Takahiro Kambe <taca@back-street.net>