Re: Etch Apt list (and testing/security/volatile)
On Wed, Apr 18, 2007 at 10:38:03PM -0700, Ross Boylan wrote:
> On security, I thought support for testing was now official, e.g., see
> this notice:
> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-announce/2006-May/000029.html
> However, that notice gives the team's web site as
> http://secure-testing-master.debian.net/, and that page still has the
> old locations and generally sounds as if things are not done.
> Furthermore, the main Debian security site, security.debian.org,
> refers to FAQ, http://www.debian.org/security/faq, which asserts
> ---------------------------
> Q: How is security handled for testing and unstable?
>
> A: The short answer is: it's not. Testing and unstable are rapidly
> moving targets and the security team does not have the resources
My understanding is that it was Etch that received security support once
it was settling down prior to being released so that more people would
be comfortable testing it prior to being released as stable. I don't
think (somone PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong) that the testing branch
moving forward suddenly came under the security team's unbrella.
Doug.
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