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Re: Security Updat



On Sun, Jan 16, 2005 at 07:52:00PM -0800, Marc Wilson wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 16, 2005 at 10:29:18PM -0500, Bruce Park wrote:
> > If this is the case, then why is the Sarge installer leaving an entry to 
> > the security download site in /etc/apt/sources.list?
> 
> So that it's already there when such updates *are* supported.  After all,
> surely you don't expect the clueless to be able to add such a line for
> themselves?  Your average Joe Stupid would have trouble understanding what
> a text editor was.
> 

I prefer to believe that the real reason is that the installer developers
honestly expect that Sarge will become Stable (not really a streach) and
that when it does such a line will surely be appropriate, so do it now, 
and make sure its installation is working properly. 

-- 
Paul E Condon           
pecondon@mesanetworks.net



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