Re: security updates for testing?

2002-11-22 Thread Stephen Gran
This one time, at band camp, martin f krafft said: help me clear up a confusion: does a line deb http://security.debian.org testing/updates main non-free contrib in /etc/apt/sources.list provide security updates to testing, or is that simply carried over from when woody was frozen

Re: security updates for testing?

2002-11-22 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Stephen Gran [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2002.11.22.0710 +0100]: In short, no. Occasionally, though, the security team will quickly move a fix in for testing if it's something particularly horrendous, and they have the resources to do it. That's why the repository is there, but I wouldn't

Re: security updates for testing?

2002-11-22 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously martin f krafft wrote: give me an estimate (someone) on how much manpower is required to provide this service for testing? As usual that is pretty much impossible to say. In busy periods it might be two mandays per week, in more quiet periods (of which there are less and less) no

Re: security updates for testing?

2002-11-22 Thread Sythos
On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 01:10:04AM -0500, Stephen Gran wrote: does a line deb http://security.debian.org testing/updates main non-free contrib in short: does Debian support security updates for testing? In short, no. Occasionally, though, the security team will quickly move a fix

Re: security updates for testing?

2002-11-22 Thread Noah L. Meyerhans
On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 03:19:30PM +0100, Sythos wrote: If someone has testing version on his machine should link stable or unstable for security update? Neither. Unstable doesn't get security updates. Security updates to stable will typically be to older versions of software than what

Re: security updates for testing?

2002-11-22 Thread Tim van Erven
On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 09:42:17AM -0500, Noah L. Meyerhans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 03:19:30PM +0100, Sythos wrote: If someone has testing version on his machine should link stable or unstable for security update? Neither. Unstable doesn't get security updates.

Re: security updates for testing?

2002-11-22 Thread ninewands
, in more quiet periods (of which there are less ^^^ and less) no time at all. ^ Wichert. Alas, Wichert's remark is all too true. I would be willing to help out with providing security updates to testing, but from what

security updates for testing?

2002-11-21 Thread martin f krafft
help me clear up a confusion: does a line deb http://security.debian.org testing/updates main non-free contrib in /etc/apt/sources.list provide security updates to testing, or is that simply carried over from when woody was frozen? in short: does Debian support security updates for testing

Re: security updates for testing?

2002-11-21 Thread Stephen Gran
This one time, at band camp, martin f krafft said: help me clear up a confusion: does a line deb http://security.debian.org testing/updates main non-free contrib in /etc/apt/sources.list provide security updates to testing, or is that simply carried over from when woody was frozen

security updates for testing?

2002-11-21 Thread martin f krafft
help me clear up a confusion: does a line deb http://security.debian.org testing/updates main non-free contrib in /etc/apt/sources.list provide security updates to testing, or is that simply carried over from when woody was frozen? in short: does Debian support security updates for testing

Re: security updates for testing?

2002-11-21 Thread Rolf Kutz
* Quoting martin f krafft ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): in short: does Debian support security updates for testing? No. - rk -- These wheels are for inline skates only, unless you are stupid. Aggressive skating can be dangerous and hazardous to your health. If you get hurt, you are doing it wrong.

Re: security updates for testing?

2002-11-21 Thread Yven Leist
On Friday 22 November 2002 01:14, martin f krafft wrote: help me clear up a confusion: does a line deb http://security.debian.org testing/updates main non-free contrib in /etc/apt/sources.list provide security updates to testing, or is that simply carried over from when woody was frozen