Bug#971515: Request for security team input on kubernetes TC bug
* Moritz Mühlenhoff:
> * Follow a scheme similar to Firefox ESR where in case of a security
> the update either happens to the latest minor release of
> the current branch or if that has stopped, happens to the next
> major release. To map this to specific k8s releases: Let's assume bullseye
> were already stable and would ship 19.3. In three months a security issue
> arises which is severe enough to warrant an update and we ship 19.5
> in a DSA. Fast forward 6 months and 19.x is EOLed, but some severe
> security issue needs to be fixed; then the bullseye update would move
> to 20.1 or so. That sounds unusual for a Debian release, but it's
> the status quo for _any_ Kubernetes user after all (whether deployed
> on premises or at some "cloud vendor").
Another thing to consider: Kubernetes rebases will likely require Go
rebases, if I read this table correctly:
<https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/development.md#go>
Since Go has a bit of spotty history in terms of kernel backwards
compatibility, this could cause further challenges.
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