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Re: libnet-server-perl wheezy -> squeeze



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On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 11:30:12AM -0400, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote:
> On 04/27/2011 06:31 AM, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > I'd like to get some advice/thoughts on the following [...]

[cowboy-install or backport?]

> If you provide them with a backport, who will maintain that [...]
> critical updates are needed?
> 
> If you tell them "install from wheezy", will you expect them to keep
> upgrading to the latest wheezy versions as they come in?  What if future
> versions actually introduce incompatible dependencies?
> 
> IMHO, the most responsible course is probably to commit to maintaining a
> backport, perhaps in debian-backports, so other people can benefit from
> your work.

Thanks, Daniel for the insights. I'll try the backport route and follow
the pointers. Maybe I'll have to come back here with questions...

Regards
- -- tomás
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