Re: Question re Debian versions

[Kenneth Jacker <khj@be.cs.appstate.edu>]

  myh> On 2004-03-19, Monique Y. Herman wrote:
  myh>
  myh>   Also, look at security updates.  Updates are provided for
  myh>   stable and unstable almost immediately.  Then those using
  myh>   testing distributions must wait the allotted amount of time
  myh>   before receiving the unstable update in testing.

How long of a wait?

If I understand this correctly, users of 'testing' (currently 'sarge')
can do *nothing* when new security problems arise?  They must wait for
the fix in 'unstable' to make it into testing.

Sounds like 'testing' contains a "window" during which "bad people"
could do "bad things" ...

Thanks for any further clarifications!

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