First, I'd like to thank those who provided useful responces to my query (which started this thread), both on- and off-list. I had missed the announcement (http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports&m=119347390302171&w=1) that -stable ports & packages are no longer maintained.
Because -stable ports/packages updates no longer exist, it seems to me that section 15.2.8 of the FAQ (http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq15.html#PkgSecurity) is now incorrect. It currently reads: > When serious bugs or security flaws are discovered in third party > software, they are fixed in the -stable branch of the ports tree, > and a selection of updated binary packages is made available. > > Please refer to the stable packages page to find out about updated > packages and important updates to the -stable branch. The obvious "fix" is to simply delete these two paragraphs from section 15.2.8 of the FAQ. Comments? ciao, -- -- Jonathan Thornburg (remove -animal to reply) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> School of Mathematics, U of Southampton, England "Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral." -- quote by Freire / poster by Oxfam
