> Yes, file conflicts are RC bugs and are worth fixing in order to provide > smooth upgrades. If the version of sed in unstable contains changes not > suitable for sarge, please do upload to t-p-u and we'll look at it once the > t-p-u autobuilders are all in place; otherwise, it's preferable to upload > the fix to unstable and the release team can push the update into testing > manually.
The fix is being uploaded as 4.1.2-6. I don't think the fixes are inappropriate for sarge.