Re: Debian LTS?

[4k3nd0 <4k3nd0@googlemail.com>]

On 10/06/2011 06:03 PM, Moritz Mühlenhoff wrote:
> Yves-Alexis Perez<corsac@debian.org>  schrieb:
> > On mar., 2011-10-04 at 11:59 +0100, Dominic Hargreaves wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I recall coming across the proposal/discussion in
> > > <http://wiki.debian.org/DebianSecurity/Meetings/2011-01-14>
> > > shortly after that wiki page was published, and thought it was something
> > > which was worth persuing. I don't *think* I saw a follow-up email about
> > > it to debian-private or a -bits mail, so I assume that noone had the time
> > > to take it forward, but I thought it was worth checking whether anything
> > > had happened.
> >
> > The link you pasted has a link to
> > http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2011/01/msg00006.html
> > (which is where reports should be posted, not -private...) which says:
> >
> > ----
> > * Longer security support for Debian stable
> >
> > Current Debian releases are supported for a year after the next version has
> > been released; this tends to come down to around three years in recent times.
> > There has been some interest to have Debian stable security supported for
> > a longer period of time, say five years. We've explored what conditions such
> > support should fulfil, but more discussion needs to happen before it can
> > become a reality.
> > ----
> >
> > Basically this didn't happen yet afaict. What lacks is usually time and
> > (wo)manpower.
>
> Someone needs to work on organising and creating a foundation (or similar
> entity) to fund/pay the person(s) doing the (5-(standard sec life time)
> years.
>
> We've said repeatedly that this needs to be organised by someone external
> to the security team. If someone wants to see this happen, get to work.
>
> Cheers,
>          Moritz

This is a major issue about Debian anyway.

A good reason why i choose Debian instead to other distribution is 
simply, that the software is good tested and stable. That is what 
matters. System to maintain getting even harder with new Technologies 
like XEN/KVM. I just want to run the System and it should running on it 
on as possible without great times on maintaining.

A LTS on Debian don't have to be every release, but Lenny should be one 
for example either wheezy then...

LTS doesn't mean to back-port everything like RedHat does. Just to allow 
for the System to be more up to date with special feature or have to be 
intime Software. So that you have a supported Database all the time and 
so that it keep being supported.

i would welcome a LTS of Debian

Greeting's from Germany, 4k3nd0