Re: What should I do.
On Tue, Feb 27, 2001 at 02:34:41PM -0600, Steve Langasek wrote:
> Hi Ola,
>
> IMHO, imp and horde are such fast-moving targets that the only reasonable
> option is to backport the fixes. So much of IMP's functionality is bound up
> in configuration files -- config files whose contents and formats /change/
> between releases -- that I think it would otherwise be a nightmare for the
> admin trying to upgrade... This is not something we want to happen in stable.
> :( The 'security fixes only' POV argues that an admin should /not/ have to
> learn new configuration settings in order to keep his potato box secure.
Ok, thank you. Quite as I expected then. I'll see if I have the time
to do that. Hopefully before woody hit stable... :)
> > Should I let this be debian-qa business?
>
> Not a question I know the answer to. :)
Regards,
// Ola
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