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Re: Upcoming stable point release (6.0.5)



Shaun <debian@gmsl.co.uk> (14/05/2012):
> How are they different to the usual drip-feed of security updates that
> you get from day-to-day via 'apt-get update; apt-get upgrade' ?  Are
> point updates likely to contain non-security related fixes? i.e.
> important but not CRITICAL updates?
> 
> I'm just wondering why they're needed at all? Unless it's just so that
> it's helpful for people downloading the current stable to not have to
> install a vast quantity of updates post-install on a fresh system?

Surely the announce covers your questions?
  http://lists.debian.org/debian-announce/2012/msg00009.html

Mraw,
KiBi.

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