On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 11:59:44AM +0000, Camaleón wrote: > On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:51:28 -0700, Freeman wrote: > > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 03:46:32PM +0000, Camaleón wrote: > > (...) > > >> > Note you don't need to use squeeze-updates, so we are opting into > >> > something which can be a little more bleeding edge. > >> > >> Please, note that we are not talking about clamav database updates but > >> the package itself. If the policy has changed, good and glad to know, > >> but to be sincere, I'm not aware of that and would be nice if someone > >> can point to it. > >> > >> > > http://wiki.debian.org/StableUpdates > > > > . . . This path will be used for updates which many users may wish to > > install on their systems before the next point release is made, such as > > updates to virus scanners and timezone data. All packages from > > squeeze-updates will be included in point releases. > > > > However I take it you are drawing a distinction between security and > > other updates. But would not that then concern debian-security rather > > than squeeze-updates? > > I only know how this went for lenny. > > Lenny shipped with a clamav version (0.94) different than the one > available at lenny's volatile repo (0.97) and AFAICT, this was how it > worked: volatile repo was aimed to get upgrades for a small set of > packages that changed from time to time (like clamav, SA or tzdata) but > this upgrades were in paralel from the ones coming from stable branch, > that is, you can be running lenny with either clamav packages (stock > ones, 0.94 or volatile, 0.97). > > Indeed, I asked the same question here not much ago: > > ClamAV update to 0.97 > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2011/02/msg01759.html > > I'm still with lenny (now oldstable) but I was even told that not all > security flaws reached votatile, just some, depending of the nature of > the flaw... > > And again, if this policy has recently changed is more than very welcome, > my clamav is also claiming for an update and oldstable is still supported. >
This flow chart should clear everything up nicely. ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Debian-package-cycl.svg -- Regards, Freeman "Microsoft is not the answer. Microsoft is the question. NO (or Linux) is the answer." --Somebody -- 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/20110629181242.GA13335@Deneb.office
