On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:14:20 -0400 Michael S. Gilbert wrote: > On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:48:17 +0200 Francesco Poli wrote: > > That's why I am trying to figure out how the manpower issue can be > > solved: because I would love to see DTSAs and all the full security > > support for Debian testing, even when it is apparently harder (i.e.: > > immediately after a release). > > the issue is not necessarily manpower itself, but rather the value of > volunteers' time. it makes little sense to duplicate work for testing > and unstable when unstable will eventually overwrite testing. The same reasoning (on a larger scale) could be applied to stable and would lead to the conclusion that security updates make little sense, since a new stable release will eventually replace the current stable on end-users' boxes (e.g.: etch replaced sarge, lenny replaced etch, and so forth). I am not convinced that this would be a reasonable conclusion... [...] > > I think it should be done automatically at archive level. > > > > An automatic stable-update --> testing,unstable migration mechanism is > > already in place for point releases, as stated by Nico Golde in > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-tracker/2009/06/msg00009.html > > > > A similar automatic stable-security --> testing-security migration > > mechanism should be implemented, IMHO. > > even though there is an existing solution, my argument for it as the > only option is counter-productive; and i do not wish to say no just to > say no. i would suggest talking to the ftp-masters and the security > team (team@security.debian.org) about whether they would be interested > in implementing your idea. I've just sent a message to the FTP Masters and to the Security Team. I am looking forward to reading their response. -- New location for my website! Update your bookmarks! http://www.inventati.org/frx ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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