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Re: wordpress, again



I wrote:
> Debian backports security fixes to Stable.  That's why they have a
> security team and it's what they mean when they say that Stable is
> supported.
 
Miles Fidelman writes:
> That's kind of besides the point in this case.  Wordpress has a pretty
> sophisticated mechanism for updating both itself, and installed
> modules, directly from upstream.

Ok, but I think it is important to emphasize that using Debian/Stable
does *not* mean that you are stuck with unfixed security bugs.  You get
the best of both worlds: stable interfaces and functionality and
up-to-date security.
-- 
John Hasler 
jhasler@newsguy.com
Elmwood, WI USA


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