Re: Assistance Requested: History and Patching
On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 5:58 AM, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > I will add to the information already replied by Martin: We had at > some point a patch tracker in Debian (was called > patch-tracker.debian.org), but it sadly was decomissioned some time > ago. FYI it was replaced by patches info on sources.d.n: https://sources.debian.net/patches/ -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise
Re: Assistance Requested: History and Patching
Hi Dan, On 07/27/2016 09:23 PM, Clarke, Daniel (US - Arlington) wrote: > My name is Dan and I have been given the following task by my client: > What is the history of Debian, and, specifically, whether there is a > central authority that publishes patches and what is their credibility? the history can be found here https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/ The other questions seem to be answered already. Have fun. -- hgb
Re: Assistance Requested: History and Patching
Clarke, Daniel (US - Arlington) dijo [Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 07:23:23PM +]: > Good Afternoon, > > My name is Dan and I have been given the following task by my > client: What is the history of Debian, and, specifically, whether > there is a central authority that publishes patches and what is > their credibility? > > Please let me know if you have any questions. > > I greatly appreciate your time and assistance with this effort. I will add to the information already replied by Martin: We had at some point a patch tracker in Debian (was called patch-tracker.debian.org), but it sadly was decomissioned some time ago. There are, however, many ways to find the relevant patchs for packages you might need. You can: - If you know which project/package you are interested in, the package tracker¹ can give you detailed status information on it. On the right side, click on "browse source code". Many (note that not all) packages have all of their patches to the upstream project in the debian/patches directory. - If you want to compare the packaging between Debian and its derivatives, you can look at the Debian derivatives patches.² - Not Debian-specific, but you can be interested in the per-vendor patch-finding information³ page by oss-security. ¹ https://tracker.debian.org ² http://deriv.debian.net/patches/ ³ http://oss-security.openwall.org/wiki/distro-patches > This message (including any attachments) contains confidential > information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is > protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should > delete this message and any disclosure, copying, or distribution of > this message, or the taking of any action based on it, by you is > strictly prohibited. U... You do realize that sending this text to a publicly-archived mailing list, at a message directed to just about anybody who might reply, is a contradition in terms, right?
Re: Assistance Requested: History and Patching
Hi Dan, * Clarke, Daniel (US - Arlington) [2016-07-27 19:23]: > My name is Dan and I have been given the following task by my > client: What is the history of Debian, and, specifically, whether > there is a central authority that publishes patches and what is > their credibility? Debian is a project which consists of many different people who collaborate. Debian is an OS integrator -- we take software developed by other open source projects and integrate them into an operating system by creating Debian packages of the software. Updates are obtained from the original software developers. Debian makes some changes (for integration, bug fixes or other) but works closely with the original developers of the software (such as the Linux kernel, Firefox, and QEMU). Security support for Debian's latest software release is provided through the Debian security team. Again, they work with the original developers of the software on those fixes. Debian backports security fixes to the software in the stable release rather than adding new software versions. Official security support through the security team is provided for a software release as long as it's the current stable release and for 12 more months from the time a new stable release is made. The Debian Long Term Support (LTS) initiative provides further support for a total of 5 years. The Debian LTS initiative is primarily sponsored through an outside company which engages Debian contributors on a paid basis. Here are some links: https://www.debian.org/security/faq https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/ Debian maintains a list of consultants who can be engaged for paid work: https://www.debian.org/consultants/ I hope this information is useful. -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/
Assistance Requested: History and Patching
Good Afternoon, My name is Dan and I have been given the following task by my client: What is the history of Debian, and, specifically, whether there is a central authority that publishes patches and what is their credibility? Please let me know if you have any questions. I greatly appreciate your time and assistance with this effort. Thank you. Daniel P. Clarke Consultant | Deloitte Advisory, Technology Risk Deloitte & Touche LLP 1919 N. Lynn St., Arlington, VA 22209 Tel/Dir: +1 571 882 7274 | Mobile: +1 571 302 1931 dacla...@deloitte.com | www.deloitte.com This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, by you is strictly prohibited. v.E.1
