Re: Debian Backports are inconsistent - any ideas ?
On 02/01/2012 12:54 PM, Alexander Wirt wrote:
I updated the instructions page.
Thanks!
Some of the helpers on irc had a discussion just now about the "bdo"
factoid itself and have updated it accordingly:
13:14 <dpkg> backports.debian.org (formerly backports.org) is an
official repository of <backports> for the current stable
distribution, prepared by Debian developers. Ask me
about <backport caveat> and read
http://backports.debian.org/Instructions/ to enable and
use. See also <bdo kernel> <bdo mirrors> <bdo contents>
<bdo list> <bdo bugs> <bdo pinning> <bdo key>
<backports-sloppy> <bdo xorg>.
And <backport caveat> is an old factoid that we haven't made any changes
to that says:
13:09 <dpkg> Remember that in installing backports, you will be using
an unusual configuration of packages that has not been
tested as thoroughly as Debian stable and that newer
packages have both newer features and newer bugs. Ask me
about <version chasing>. Also note that you can't rely
on backports to patched quickly if vulnerabilities are
discovered.
It was also observed in that discussion that we perhaps are not careful
enough to caution about mixing sources other than stable including (but
not limited to) backports and should take care to do so. We'll do our
best. Even with all this extra care to warn of the risks, there *still*
will be people who don't get it, but these recent improvements should
help at least some more people make the decision to add backports to
their sources fully informed of the risks.
Thanks again,
Ben
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