Re: ftp.debian.org 2.1r5/6 issues: w3-el, security and ChangeLog
On Tue, 11 Apr 2000, J.A. Bezemer wrote:
> Package: ftp.debian.org
> Version: n/a
> Severity: critical
>
> It has been a _long_ time since 2.1r5 was ""released"" and multiple mails have
> gone to many addresses. Still issues are not resolved. So I'll try it this
> way:
>
> For the generation of the Official Debian CD images the following things are
> of CRITICAL IMPORTANCE:
>
> 1) Install slink-proposed-updates/w3-el* in the main slink archive
>
> 2) Install anything waiting on security.debian.org (latest is mtr_0.28-1,
> which has not yet been installed, since 9 March!)
>
> 3) Make a note in slink/ChangeLog that version 2.1r6 (!!!!) has been
> released NOW.
>
> And I _mean_ r6, because we can't possibly make r5 images any more due to
> intermediate security updates etc.
>
> If I don't see any action in a reasonable time (a few days!), I will continue
> sending regular reminder messages.
>
> Sorry, I don't like to do things this way either, but all other options have
> been unsuccessful.
Hurrah!! May it happen yesterday.
I am stuck with a rather broken 2.1r5 standard CD set. Fortunately I did
not rebuild my custom 2.1r4 set.
Phil.
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