Re: Recommended method to install Firefox 3.6 in Lenny (64 bits)
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 08:57:05AM +0100, Sven Joachim wrote:
> On 2010-01-27 02:36 +0100, Rob Owens wrote:
>
> > Anyway, I've now installed Iceweasel 3.5 from backports. I just wish I
> > could have gotten it from the Debain main repo that I know and trust.
> > This is not a shot against the guys who run backports.org. It's just
> > that I don't think backports is intended to be a substitute for
> > security.debian.org.
>
> You can trust backports.org insofar as only Debian developers can upload
> packages there and only backports of versions that are already in
> testing are allowed. I think that making backports.org officially
> supported (as much as testing and unstable) is the goal, but lack of
> manpower for security support holds this back for now.
>
That's good to know. Thanks for the info.
-Rob
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