On Mi, 01 sep 10, 14:46:56, Alexander Reichle-Schmehl wrote: > Hi! > > Soonish (this weekend?) we'll need to send out a new announcemet, as the > move from www.backports.org to backports.debian.org is about to be > finished. > > I got some comments via IRC and put them (including an english summary) > so http://whiteboard.debian.net/b.d.o-announcement.wb. > > As I'm currently on a business trip, it would be very good it, if > someone could start drafting an announcement. For further questions, Let me try :) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Backports service becoming official =================================== The Debian Project is proud to announce that the backports service, previously available at www.backports.org is now an official Debian service and will be available from backports.debian.org Backports are packages from the testing distribution recompiled for the current stable (or even oldstable) to provide users of the stable distribution with new versions of some packages, like the Linux kernel, the Iceweasel browser or the OpenOffice.org suite, without sacrificing the general stability of the system. The archive currently has packages backported for the Lenny distribution (how many?), but the infrastructure to accept packages for the upcoming Squeeze release is already in place, to allow Debian Installer images to configure the backports repository by default without generating errors on user systems. The service for Squeeze will be enabled at a later date, after the release. Because of some limitations in the Debian Bug Tracking System, any bugs relevant to backported packages still have to be reported to the debian-backports list, which will now also move on lists.debian.org. About Debian ============ Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system, developed by more than a thousand volunteers from all over the world who collaborate via the Internet. Debian's dedication to Free Software, its non-profit nature, and its open development model make it unique among GNU/Linux distributions. The Debian project's key strengths are its volunteer base, its dedication to the Debian Social Contract, and its commitment to provide the best operating system possible. Contact Information: For further information, please visit the Debian web pages at http://www.debian.org/ or send mail to press@debian.org. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
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