At Tue, 7 Feb 2006 14:30:01 +1100, Anand Kumria wrote: > On Thu, Feb 02, 2006 at 11:42:31PM +0100, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I just realised that the timezone data in glibc is taken from an > > upstream database (namely ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/). This data > > sometimes changes, more rapidly than our release cycle (and than any > > release cycle we can reasonable have). > > But that doesn't mean that we can issue an update to a stable package. > > Currently they are mainly done for security purposes -- but stable updates > should not be confined to only that. They should be done to keep the > system functional.
Note that I was planning to separate timezone package from glibc package (but I forgot it). It'll be available by the next release, etch. -- gotom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
