Re: Flash removed from etch - process explained?
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 12:16:16 -0500, Brian McKee wrote:
> From a recent message on this list I saw a link to the 4.0r3 etch
> release
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-announce/2008/msg00000.html
>
> Going to that link I see that they have removed flash
>> Closed source and no security support
[...]
> What is the normal Debian procedure here?
I think the main problem is that flash does not fit into the "normal
Debian procedure" for the stable distribution: New versions are not
supposed to be introduced to "stable" once it is released, but the
security fixes cannot be backported by the Debian security team because
flash is a closed application.
> How can I find out who/how
> this decision was made and why?
Look at the QA page of the package:
http://packages.qa.debian.org/f/flashplugin-nonfree.html
(more specifically, the "removed from stable" link)
or at the bugreports for the "ftp.debian.org" pseudo-package:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=ftp.debian.org
(search for "flashplugin").
In both cases you end up with bug report #458550, in which the
maintainer himself requests the removal of the package.
> Please note I am expressing no opinion or trolling. I'm just trying to
> get more insight into the Debian 'psyche'
I don't think that there is any need for further sould-searching, seeing
as how the flashplugin-nonfree package will from now on be available
from backports.org, maintained by the same Debian developer as before.
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