Sex, 2007-01-05 às 00:57 +0100, Daniel Baumann escreveu: > Luis Matos wrote: > > backports use testing as base for the packages. > > setting up security for backports is a bit easier than for testing. Lot > > less packages. > > My point is, for example, when the security team lauches a DSA, it > > always sees if both unstable and testing are afected. They already > > monitor testing and unstable too ... it's just a question of applying > > patches. (maybe a apt-patch package. in which he rebuilds the package > > with the selected patch). > > > > The same would do for backports, security team would patch the package > > and send it to the buildd. > > > > I know ... it's more and more work for the security team ... > > thinking aloud: hypothetically assumed that (parts of) backports.org > would get official, i could do security support for it as i do it atm > for about half of the packages on backports.org anyway.
That was a good idea (if backports integrate debian). The security team already monitors testing and unstable ... do, it is only needed for someone to patch the packages. I am not a DD ... But this could be a good step to bring backports.org into debian for etch. > > -- > Address: Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Internet: http://people.panthera-systems.net/~daniel-baumann/ > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
