Re: Security fixes for mozilla and firefox in Sarge?

[Holger Mense <hmense@math.uni-paderborn.de>]

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On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Florian Weimer wrote:

> * Holger Mense:
>
[mozilla and firefox security issues]

> > But as far as I can overlook the situation, they are still unfixed in
> > Sarge. Are there going to be fixed uploads in the foreseeable future?
>
> Traditionally, Mozilla doesn't have any security support in Debian.
> The main reason is that upstream does not release isolated security
> patches which do not change functionality.

It's a pity. Are there any chances to get the developer team to do so?

Is there a website or manual where packages with lack of security support
in Debian stable are listed? In my opinion this should mentioned e.g. in
the release notes.

Holger Mense

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