Re: stable vs. testing: same versions, different status

["Michael S. Gilbert" <michael.s.gilbert@gmail.com>]

On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:17:18 +0200, Francesco Poli wrote:
> I am aware of this distinction, I just considered the start of (more or
> less) regular DTSA publishing as a sign of Debian Testing Security team
> activity on the testing suite.
> 
> Having a (more or less regular) DTSA flow is certainly not enough to
> claim that Debian testing is officially supported security-wise, but
> it's certainly better than not even having DTSAs...  ;-)

agreed, but it may be more useful to actually look at flow (e.g.
DTSAs/month over similar time frames). however, is there any reason to
issue DTSAs when testing is not officially security-supported anyway?
it seems like more work than necessary, especially since eventually the
fixed unstable packages will transition into testing automatically
(without any effort on anyone's part).

this may just be a natural change in workflow based on past experience.

mike