On Mon, Apr 14, 2003 at 12:05:37AM -0700, ow wrote: > Hi, > > I submitted a bug report that requests establishing a security policy > for Debian Linux distributions. If you believe this issue is important, > please send your comments to 188896@bugs.debian.org Uh, have you read through the debian-security archives? The security team did a survey asking how long people intended to continue using potato a couple of months ago, which seems to be more or less what you're talking about. > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Bug#188896: > > Package: security.debian.org > > Version: 3.0+ > > Debian should establish a clear security/critical bug support policy > and post it on your support/security page where it's easy to find. > > Having something like the following would be very helpful to all Debian > users (and developers): > > "Debian's security/critical bugs policy for Debian Linux distributions > is to provide errata maintenance for 24 months (or whatever) from the > date of the release. End of Life dates for errata maintenance for > currently supported Debian products are listed below: > Debian GNU/Linux (woody) July 30, 2004?" > > This way everyone knows what to expect well in advance and has enough > time to prepare, there are no surprises. > ----------------------------------------------------------------- And this was what they came up with, basically. I think they said they would support potato up until July 2003, which is a year from the release of woody. -- Rob Weir <rweir@ertius.org> http://www.ertius.org/ GPG keys: 1024D/1E73B7CD, 4096R/3ABDE5EC | Do I look like I want a CC? Words of the day: underground enemy of the state sweep rs9512c Ft. Meade BRLO
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