On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:11:51 -0400, Doug wrote: >> On 2010-11-05 15:38 +0100, Camaleón wrote: >> > /snip/ >> >>> I see only one reason to force the upgrade of a stock package with a >>> newer version and is precisely the lack of support (nor patches) from >>> upstream packager. >> > /snip/
You are quoting in the wrong way, I guess. The above paragraph is mine... > I see _no_ reason to force the upgrade of any package, whether it is > "maintained" or not, so long as it works. (...) So you prefer a working system but vulnerable to threats and exploits? I cannot leave a server in that state. Not attached to Internet. "Stable" should not be (by any means) a synonym of "vulnerable" :-/ I'm fine with _old packages_ provided they are still maintained and tracked upstream for security flaws. I'm fine with kernel 2.6.26 (don't need a newer release, don't need adding new features). But we all know what "unmaintained/unsupported" means: no more eyes catching security issues. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.11.06.11.24...@gmail.com
