Hi, From: Luk Claes Subject: Re: Mentioning proposed-updates on the main website Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:03:18 +0200
> > From: Josip Rodin > > Subject: Re: Mentioning proposed-updates on the main website > > Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:57:13 +0200 > > > >> On Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 08:13:19PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > >>> As you may (or may not) know proposed-updates is used as a basis for the > >>> next point release. As such it would be good that people would use it > >>> more so we find most bugs *before* a point release. To make this happen > >>> I want to mention proposed-updates more visibly on the main website. > >>> Does anyone have good ideas how and where on the website I should > >>> mention proposed-updates (and oldstable-proposed-updates and maybe the > >>> process involved)? > >> /releases/stable/errata actually includes some information about > >> that, but I'm not sure where else. Maybe we need a new page called > >> /releases/proposed-updates that explains the concept better, and > >> then link that one from other places? > > > > FYI http://www.debian.org/security/faq#proposed-updates currently > > explains that. Also, > > It only explains it very briefly and only to illustrate the connection > with the security archive... Yes, I agree. > > http://ftp-master.debian.org/proposed-updates.html shows the status. > > > > I worry about the status of the proposed updates. Those packages are > > not always released; only packages accepted by the Stable Release > > Manager are released and other packages will be dropped. So, IMHO > > those packages should not be recommended, unlike security updates. > > Enough explanation will be required. > > Wrong. The status shows what's in the p-u-new queue. All that is > accepted is in proposed-updates and gets released in the next point > release... Oh, sorry, I misunderstood. I didn't know about the NEW queue of the proposed-updates. Thank you for explanation. Now that what I worried has gone, I'm +1 on your idea. Regards, -nori -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
