On 12/14/2012 10:19 AM, Chris Game wrote: > Your information on the Debian Testing wiki page > http://wiki.debian.org/DebianTesting that: > > "Compared to stable and unstable, next-stable testing has the worst > security update speed. Don't prefer testing if security is a > concern." > > - seems in conflict with the info on the Debian Security FAQ: > > Q: How is security handled for unstable? > > A: The short answer is: it's not. Unstable is a rapidly moving > target and the security team does not have the resources needed to > properly support it. If you want to have a secure (and stable) > server you are strongly encouraged to stay with stable. > > So is unstable/sid receiving security updates or not?
That's a whole different question which is answered here: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianUnstable#Does_sid_have_security_updates.3F And yes, if the maintainer uploads a bug fix promptly, that can be quicker than getting the fix in testing through the security team. I don't see how these two statements conflict. Ben -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
