Preparation of the next stable Debian GNU/Linux update (I)
Preparation of the next stable Debian GNU/Linux update
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An up-to-date version is at <http://people.debian.org/~joey/3.1r1/>.
I am preparing the (most probably) last revision ever of the current
stable Debian distribution (woody) and will frequently send reports so
people can actually comment on it and intervene whenever this is
required. It is scheduled for any time now.
If you disagree with one bit or another, please reply to this mail and
explain why these things should be handled differently. There is
still time to reconsider.
The plan is to release a new revision roughly two months after the
last update. It is required, however, that this happens before the
release of sarge since the Debian archive infrastructure is unable to
update the then called oldstable distribution. Hence, this update is
planned for the end of May, right before the proposed release of sarge.
An ftpmaster still has to give the final approval for each package
since ftpmasters are responsible for the archive. However, I'm trying
to make their work as easy as possible in the hope to get the next
revision out properly and without too much hassle.
The regulations for updates to the stable Debian release are quite
conservative.
The requirements for packages to get updated in stable are:
1. The package fixes a security problem. An advisory by our own
Security Team is required. Updates need to be approved by the
Security Team.
2. The package fixes a critical bug which can lead into data loss,
data corruption, or an overly broken system, or the package is
broken or not usable (anymore).
3. The stable version of the package is not installable at all due to
broken or unmet dependencies or broken installation scripts.
4. All released architectures have to be in sync.
5. The package gets all released architectures back in sync.
It is (or (and (or 1 2 3) 4) 5)
Regular bugs and upgrade problems don't get fixed in new revisions for
the stable distribution. They should instead be documented in the
Release Notes which are maintained by Rob Bradford
<mailto:robster@debian.org> and are found at
<http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/releasenotes>.
Packages, which will most probably be rejected:
. Packages that fix non-critical bugs.
. Misplaced uploads, i.e. packages that were uploaded to 'stable
unstable' or `frozen unstable' or similar.
. Packages for which its binary packages are out of sync with regard
to all supported architectures in the stable distribution.
. Binary packages for which the source got lost somehow.
. Packages that fix an unusable minor part of a package.
If you would like to get a package updated in the stable release, you
are advised to talk to the stable release manager first (see
<http://www.debian.org/intro/organization>).
Changelog
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2005/07/08 09:16 MET
* Accepted clamav
* Accepted crip
* Accepted gaim
* Rejected libdbd-pg-perl
* Moved mdadm from further to accept
* Accepted razor
* Accepted spamassassin
* Accepted trac
* Investigation of zlib
2005/06/10 08:41 MET
* Investigation of mdadm
Accepted Packages
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These packages will be installed into the stable Debian distribution
and will be part of the next revision.
clamav-base stable 0.84-2 all
clamav-base updates 0.84-2.sarge.1 all
clamav-daemon stable 0.84-2 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
clamav-daemon updates 0.84-2.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
clamav-docs stable 0.84-2 all
clamav-docs updates 0.84-2.sarge.1 all
clamav-freshclam stable 0.84-2 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
clamav-freshclam updates 0.84-2.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
clamav-milter stable 0.84-2 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
clamav-milter updates 0.84-2.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
clamav-testfiles stable 0.84-2 all
clamav-testfiles updates 0.84-2.sarge.1 all
clamav stable 0.84-2 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source
clamav updates 0.84-2.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source
libclamav-dev stable 0.84-2 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
libclamav-dev updates 0.84-2.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
libclamav1 stable 0.84-2 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
libclamav1 updates 0.84-2.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
DSA 737 clamav - remote DOS
crip stable 3.5-1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source
crip updates 3.5-1sarge2 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source
DSA 733 crip - insecure temporary files
gaim-data stable 1:1.2.1-1.1 all
gaim-data updates 1:1.2.1-1.3 all
gaim-dev stable 1:1.2.1-1.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
gaim-dev updates 1:1.2.1-1.3 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
gaim stable 1:1.2.1-1.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source
gaim updates 1:1.2.1-1.3 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source
DSA 734 gaim - denial of service
mdadm-udeb stable 1.9.0-4 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
mdadm-udeb updates 1.9.0-4sarge1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
mdadm stable 1.9.0-4 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source
mdadm updates 1.9.0-4sarge1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source
* Make sure error output from MAKEDEV is sent to stderr, to avoid
interfering with debconf; this avoids installation problems on
udev-using systems. Thanks to Jonas Smedegaard for the patch.
Based on the sid upload by Steve Langasek. Closes: #299623.
razor stable 2.670-1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source
razor updates 2.670-1sarge2 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source
DSA 738 razor - remote DOS
spamassassin stable 3.0.3-1 all source
spamassassin updates 3.0.3-2 all source
spamc stable 3.0.3-1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
spamc updates 3.0.3-2 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
DSA 736 spamassassin - remote DOS
trac stable 0.8.1-3 all source
trac updates 0.8.1-3sarge2 all source
DSA-739 trac - missing input sanitising
Requires further Investigation
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These packages need further investigation. One reason the package is
listed here could be that I'm not yet convinced this package should go
into stable, but don't want to reject it entirely at the moment.
Another reason could be that released and updated architectures are
not yet in sync.
lib64z1-dev stable 1:1.2.2-4 s390 sparc
lib64z1 stable 1:1.2.2-4 s390 sparc
zlib-bin stable 1:1.2.2-4 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
zlib-bin updates 1:1.2.2-4.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc
zlib1g-dev stable 1:1.2.2-4 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
zlib1g-dev updates 1:1.2.2-4.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc
zlib1g-udeb stable 1:1.2.2-4 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
zlib1g-udeb updates 1:1.2.2-4.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc
zlib1g stable 1:1.2.2-4 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
zlib1g updates 1:1.2.2-4.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc
zlib stable 1:1.2.2-4 source
zlib updates 1:1.2.2-4.sarge.1 source
DSA 740 zlib - remote DOS
MISSING s390
MISSING sparc
Rejected Packages
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These packages don't meet the requirements and will be rejected (if
katie supports that, otherwise we'll just carry them with us until the
end of time).
libdbd-pg-perl stable 1.41-3 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source
libdbd-pg-perl updates 1.42-0sarge1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source
New upstream version, not suitable for a stable release.
Removed Packages
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These packages will be removed from the stable Debian distribution.
This normally only a result of license problems when the license
prohibits their distribution.
Disclaimer
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This list intends to help the ftp-masters releasing 3.1r1. They have the
final power to accept a package or not. If you want to comment on
this list, please send a mail to Martin Schulze <joey@debian.org>.
Last updated 2005/07/08 09:16 MET
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