On Fri, 08 Feb 2019, Paul van der Vlis wrote: > Op 08-02-19 om 15:29 schreef Alexander Wirt: > > On Fri, 08 Feb 2019, Paul van der Vlis wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> I would like to have LTS support for backports. On most systems I use > >> one or more packages from backports. > >> > >> When the same version of a package is in use in the next version of > >> Debian, I guess backporting them is -in most cases- not a big problem. > >> > >> I am interesting if it would be a good idea to ask maintainers in the > >> freeze-phase to put the same versions in stable-backports, if the > >> package is in backports. > >> > >> Maybe we could say somewhere in the future: LTS supports backports, but > >> only when the same version of a package is in the next Debian version. > >> With some exceptions. > >> > >> Maybe I could do something myself by asking maintainers to update > >> packages what are in backports, but with another version then in > >> testing. Good idea? > > > > We had this, no one cared about it, we asked for it and no one was > > interested. > > I guess, somebody should work on it. Write e-mails etc. > I care about it, and I guess more people do. > > When I write an e-mail to a DD and ask for a newer backport, most DD's > are very friendly and like to do that. > > I generally think it's a good thing to have the same packages in > backports as in testing. > > > Therefore for backports.d.o this is currently a no-go. > > I ask for it in the Debian-LTS list, not in de backports list. Thats fine, I just wanted to write an official backports statement. Otherwise the next will say: ask on the backports mailinglist.
> Maybe backports should remove packages what are removed from testing. > Or where the version is not the same as in testing (after some time). We usually do that. Alex
