Preparation of the next stable Debian GNU/Linux update ======================================================
An up-to-date version is at <http://people.debian.org/~joey/3.1r1/>. I am preparing the (most probably) last revision ever of the current stable Debian distribution (woody) and will frequently send reports so people can actually comment on it and intervene whenever this is required. It is scheduled for any time now. If you disagree with one bit or another, please reply to this mail and explain why these things should be handled differently. There is still time to reconsider. The plan is to release a new revision roughly two months after the last update. It is required, however, that this happens before the release of sarge since the Debian archive infrastructure is unable to update the then called oldstable distribution. Hence, this update is planned for the end of May, right before the proposed release of sarge. An ftpmaster still has to give the final approval for each package since ftpmasters are responsible for the archive. However, I'm trying to make their work as easy as possible in the hope to get the next revision out properly and without too much hassle. The regulations for updates to the stable Debian release are quite conservative. The requirements for packages to get updated in stable are: 1. The package fixes a security problem. An advisory by our own Security Team is required. Updates need to be approved by the Security Team. 2. The package fixes a critical bug which can lead into data loss, data corruption, or an overly broken system, or the package is broken or not usable (anymore). 3. The stable version of the package is not installable at all due to broken or unmet dependencies or broken installation scripts. 4. All released architectures have to be in sync. 5. The package gets all released architectures back in sync. It is (or (and (or 1 2 3) 4) 5) Regular bugs and upgrade problems don't get fixed in new revisions for the stable distribution. They should instead be documented in the Release Notes which are maintained by Rob Bradford <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and are found at <http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/releasenotes>. Packages, which will most probably be rejected: . Packages that fix non-critical bugs. . Misplaced uploads, i.e. packages that were uploaded to 'stable unstable' or `frozen unstable' or similar. . Packages for which its binary packages are out of sync with regard to all supported architectures in the stable distribution. . Binary packages for which the source got lost somehow. . Packages that fix an unusable minor part of a package. If you would like to get a package updated in the stable release, you are advised to talk to the stable release manager first (see <http://www.debian.org/intro/organization>). Changelog --------- 2005/07/08 09:16 MET * Accepted clamav * Accepted crip * Accepted gaim * Rejected libdbd-pg-perl * Moved mdadm from further to accept * Accepted razor * Accepted spamassassin * Accepted trac * Investigation of zlib 2005/06/10 08:41 MET * Investigation of mdadm Accepted Packages ----------------- These packages will be installed into the stable Debian distribution and will be part of the next revision. clamav-base stable 0.84-2 all clamav-base updates 0.84-2.sarge.1 all clamav-daemon stable 0.84-2 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc clamav-daemon updates 0.84-2.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc clamav-docs stable 0.84-2 all clamav-docs updates 0.84-2.sarge.1 all clamav-freshclam stable 0.84-2 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc clamav-freshclam updates 0.84-2.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc clamav-milter stable 0.84-2 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc clamav-milter updates 0.84-2.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc clamav-testfiles stable 0.84-2 all clamav-testfiles updates 0.84-2.sarge.1 all clamav stable 0.84-2 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source clamav updates 0.84-2.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source libclamav-dev stable 0.84-2 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc libclamav-dev updates 0.84-2.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc libclamav1 stable 0.84-2 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc libclamav1 updates 0.84-2.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc DSA 737 clamav - remote DOS crip stable 3.5-1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source crip updates 3.5-1sarge2 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source DSA 733 crip - insecure temporary files gaim-data stable 1:1.2.1-1.1 all gaim-data updates 1:1.2.1-1.3 all gaim-dev stable 1:1.2.1-1.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc gaim-dev updates 1:1.2.1-1.3 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc gaim stable 1:1.2.1-1.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source gaim updates 1:1.2.1-1.3 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source DSA 734 gaim - denial of service mdadm-udeb stable 1.9.0-4 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc mdadm-udeb updates 1.9.0-4sarge1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc mdadm stable 1.9.0-4 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source mdadm updates 1.9.0-4sarge1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source * Make sure error output from MAKEDEV is sent to stderr, to avoid interfering with debconf; this avoids installation problems on udev-using systems. Thanks to Jonas Smedegaard for the patch. Based on the sid upload by Steve Langasek. Closes: #299623. razor stable 2.670-1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source razor updates 2.670-1sarge2 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source DSA 738 razor - remote DOS spamassassin stable 3.0.3-1 all source spamassassin updates 3.0.3-2 all source spamc stable 3.0.3-1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc spamc updates 3.0.3-2 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc DSA 736 spamassassin - remote DOS trac stable 0.8.1-3 all source trac updates 0.8.1-3sarge2 all source DSA-739 trac - missing input sanitising Requires further Investigation ------------------------------ These packages need further investigation. One reason the package is listed here could be that I'm not yet convinced this package should go into stable, but don't want to reject it entirely at the moment. Another reason could be that released and updated architectures are not yet in sync. lib64z1-dev stable 1:1.2.2-4 s390 sparc lib64z1 stable 1:1.2.2-4 s390 sparc zlib-bin stable 1:1.2.2-4 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc zlib-bin updates 1:1.2.2-4.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc zlib1g-dev stable 1:1.2.2-4 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc zlib1g-dev updates 1:1.2.2-4.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc zlib1g-udeb stable 1:1.2.2-4 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc zlib1g-udeb updates 1:1.2.2-4.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc zlib1g stable 1:1.2.2-4 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc zlib1g updates 1:1.2.2-4.sarge.1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc zlib stable 1:1.2.2-4 source zlib updates 1:1.2.2-4.sarge.1 source DSA 740 zlib - remote DOS MISSING s390 MISSING sparc Rejected Packages ----------------- These packages don't meet the requirements and will be rejected (if katie supports that, otherwise we'll just carry them with us until the end of time). libdbd-pg-perl stable 1.41-3 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source libdbd-pg-perl updates 1.42-0sarge1 alpha arm hppa i386 ia64 m68k mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc source New upstream version, not suitable for a stable release. Removed Packages ---------------- These packages will be removed from the stable Debian distribution. This normally only a result of license problems when the license prohibits their distribution. Disclaimer ---------- This list intends to help the ftp-masters releasing 3.1r1. They have the final power to accept a package or not. If you want to comment on this list, please send a mail to Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Last updated 2005/07/08 09:16 MET -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
