Re: Conflict re Debian Testing security updates?
On 12/14/2012 10:19 AM, Chris Game wrote:
> Your information on the Debian Testing wiki page
> http://wiki.debian.org/DebianTesting that:
>
> "Compared to stable and unstable, next-stable testing has the worst
> security update speed. Don't prefer testing if security is a
> concern."
>
> - seems in conflict with the info on the Debian Security FAQ:
>
> Q: How is security handled for unstable?
>
> A: The short answer is: it's not. Unstable is a rapidly moving
> target and the security team does not have the resources needed to
> properly support it. If you want to have a secure (and stable)
> server you are strongly encouraged to stay with stable.
>
> So is unstable/sid receiving security updates or not?
That's a whole different question which is answered here:
http://wiki.debian.org/DebianUnstable#Does_sid_have_security_updates.3F
And yes, if the maintainer uploads a bug fix promptly, that can be
quicker than getting the fix in testing through the security team. I
don't see how these two statements conflict.
Ben
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