Bug#46436: marked as done ([wishlist] apt -- moving average)
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From: Seth R Arnold <sarnold@willamette.edu>
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Subject: [wishlist] apt -- moving average
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Package: apt
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I think the unstable distribution would be more useful if there was a way to
get only files in unstable older than a configurable number of days. This
line of thinking it motivated by the recent "lilo" problems in unstable. A
problem as fundamental as a broken lilo will show itself very quickly to the
people that continue to run the "get the newest version the day it is
released". Therefore, only semi-stable packages will remain in unstable for
any length of time.
I think if apt were to offer to check how long packages have been on the
servers and upgrade only those that are older than x number of days. Perhaps
to get around "this update is CRITICAL and all machines need it ASAP"
situations, a new line in the control file could be made that supercedes the
x-number-of-days-old technique, probably with another switch to apt that
doesn't honor that line.
I just thought that if there were more assurance of stability in unstable,
more people might be willing to run it. This is a way to offer more
stability to those that want it, and those that like living on the bleeding
edge can stick with the "update brand-new packages" that we have now.
Thanks. :)
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Subject: Re: Bug#46436: [wishlist] apt -- moving average
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On Fri, 1 Oct 1999, Seth R Arnold wrote:
> I think the unstable distribution would be more useful if there was a way to
> get only files in unstable older than a configurable number of days. This
> line of thinking it motivated by the recent "lilo" problems in unstable. A
This is not technically possible with the current configuration of the FTP
Archive. If you want to see this feature you will have to lobby the policy
and ftp maintainer groups.
Jason
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