Re: could dovecot be backported?
On Fri, Nov 05, 2021 at 07:26:26PM -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> > > https://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2021-October/000465.html
> > Backports isn't how Debian fixes bugs in stable releases. If there are
> > bugs impacting stable, then stable should be fixed.
> >
> > Feel free to open bugs for specific issues that should be addressed in
> > the stable release, and the dovecot maintainers (myself included) will
> > consider them.
>
> There's a list in the URL above, but I'm not sure what to do about that.
> Opening a bug report for every single one of them seems infeasible, and I'm
> not even sure what all of them mean.
"not even sure what all of them mean" also suggests that you're
similarly not sure if they're relevant to Debian stable.
> I was under the impression that Debian would not simply import the newer
> version into Stable though.
We won't, but we'll fix bugs in stable if necessary.
Backports are for features. If there are features that make sense in
backports, then we can consider backporting newer dovecot packages.
However, if we're talking about bug fixes, then our efforts should be
focused on stable, where the benefits are made available to all stable
users not just the ones who have opted in to backports.
noah
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