Ethan Benson wrote: > security.debian.org is only for stable, it won't work on woody or > unstable since they almost invariably have newer versions then what > goes in security.debian.org. the fact you have so far seen good > results with security is mostly chance. if a security fix has some > dependency issue, or bug reports, it won't go in unless forced.
...ok you're right, only packages which have not changed in woody would be applied then > there is nothing guarenteeing fixes will go in and there is a good > chance they won't. there isn't a security team for anything but > stable. beware. of course the same goes for unstable, if you use any > branch other then stable you are responsible for checking that > security fixes are getting made and installed, there won't be an > advisory. ...also you're right :-) so or so i always have to be aware about my systems and i think i had luck in the last half year to get the right updates at the right time. regards joris -- SBF Gruppe - http://www.sbf.de Steinhof 51 - D-40699 Erkrath Tel: +49 211 20 99 51 0 Fax: +49 211 20 99 51 88