Re: Updating scanners and filters in Debian stable (3.1)

[Thomas Bushnell BSG <tb@becket.net>]

Stephen Gran <sgran@debian.org> writes:

> This is exactly the problem.  I don't think that most people actually
> think it would be better to release either no AV/spam/whatever software
> or useless software.  I am getting the impression that people don't want
> to disrupt the stability of the rest of the archive in order to provide
> useful tools that must evolve rapidly, and this is difficult to resolve.

You are incorrect.  You can certainly provide the useful tools, but
you need to do the evolution in concert with the security team
following its normal procedures.

Thomas