Re: [SECURITY] [DLA 62-1] nss security update

[Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>]

On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 12:45:46PM +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
> On 26/09/2014, Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > to answer the original posters question (bcc:ed), iceape ain't supported
> > anymore, see
> > https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2013/msg00233.html
> >
> Hello.
> 
> In that message, is
> 
> "
> Security support for Iceape, the Debian-branded version of the Seamonkey
> suite needed to be stopped before the end of the regular security
> maintenance life cycle.
> "
> 
> Why is it, that the support "needed to be stopped before the end of
> the regular security
> maintenance life cycle" ?

Because keeping up with Iceape requires a significant amount of time 
and noone was volunteered in doing the work. 

Cheers,
        Moritz