On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 12:16:16 -0500, Brian McKee wrote: > From a recent message on this list I saw a link to the 4.0r3 etch > release > http://lists.debian.org/debian-announce/2008/msg00000.html > > Going to that link I see that they have removed flash >> Closed source and no security support
[...] > What is the normal Debian procedure here? I think the main problem is that flash does not fit into the "normal Debian procedure" for the stable distribution: New versions are not supposed to be introduced to "stable" once it is released, but the security fixes cannot be backported by the Debian security team because flash is a closed application. > How can I find out who/how > this decision was made and why? Look at the QA page of the package: http://packages.qa.debian.org/f/flashplugin-nonfree.html (more specifically, the "removed from stable" link) or at the bugreports for the "ftp.debian.org" pseudo-package: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=ftp.debian.org (search for "flashplugin"). In both cases you end up with bug report #458550, in which the maintainer himself requests the removal of the package. > Please note I am expressing no opinion or trolling. I'm just trying to > get more insight into the Debian 'psyche' I don't think that there is any need for further sould-searching, seeing as how the flashplugin-nonfree package will from now on be available from backports.org, maintained by the same Debian developer as before. -- Regards, | http://users.icfo.es/Florian.Kulzer Florian | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
