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security faq addition



Can someone please add this to the security FAQ?

Q: The version number for a package indicates that I am still running
   a vulnerable version!
A: Instead of upgrading to a new release we backport security fixes to
   the version that was shipped in the stable release. The reason we do
   this is to make sure that a release changes as little as possible
   so things will not change or break unexpectedly as a result of a
   security fix. You can check if you are running a secure version of
   a package by looking at the package changelog, or comparing its
   exact version number with the version indicated in the Debian 
   Security Advisory.

Wichert.
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