Re: Iceweasel in Squeeze and security
* Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> wrote:
> On 06/27/2013 12:53 AM, Roel Wagenaar wrote:
> > Paul van der Vlis <paul@vandervlis.nl> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> Would it be possible to create an Iceweasel 17.0.7esr-1~deb7u1 backport
> >> for Squeeze? At the moment there is no secure browser for Squeeze
> > anymore.
> >>
> >> See:
> >> http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user.security.announce/2853
> >>
> >> With regards,
> >> Paul van der Vlis.
> >>
> >
> > Might this: http://mozilla.debian.net/ be a solution?
>
> While using backports.d.o for fixing a grave security problems is bad
> already, IMO having as an only solution to use a non-official repository
> is even worse. Roel is making a very valid request here, for the right
> reasons.
What is worse if you get right that 17.0.7esr-1~bpo60+1 through
deb http://mozilla.debian.net/ squeeze-backports iceweasel-esr
in your sources.list?
What is the so unofficial part in the Debian Mozilla Maintainer Team that
I should not trust the packages from that repository, but the build from debian.org
repository, made by the very same people?
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