Thanks for the info! That explains a lot. :) Ben
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:52:12 +0100, Florian Ernst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Ben, hello list! > > Jumping it late, but here we go... > > On Thu, Dec 16, 2004 at 04:41:21PM +0000, Ben Bettin wrote: > > [...] > > Firestarter isn't packaged for Sarge? I thought in order for > > something to make it to stable it had to be in testing and have "run > > the gauntlet". > > Well, the particular package had to _have been_ in testing before this > testing was declared stable. Apparently this applied to firestarter so > it was included in stable and the next cycle began. > > > I was under the impression that Testing had everything > > Stable did, perhaps newer versions, and then some things that have > > made it down from Unstable. Could someone explain to me how this came > > about, I'm confused why it isn't there? > > There was a serious bug in the firestarter package in testing > (#282410), so the package was found unsuitable for release and thus > dropped from testing on 20041129. The maintainer has since uploaded a > newer version which fixes that bug, but this new version hasn't yet > been built on all supported architectures (due to the GNOME 2.8 > transition as it seems) so it couldn't propagate to testing again so > far. > > If there is no remedy the upcoming stable release (Sarge) will be > released without firestarter which would be a shame, but the > maintainer is aware of the situation and will take care. > > HTH, > Flo > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
