On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 10:23:56AM -0800, new_guy wrote: > Martin SchrC6der wrote: > > > > Why do you maintain stable by issuing security patches for it if you > > don't care if anybody installs them (by not telling them about the > > patches through one of the designated channels)? Don't you want > > people installing them? > > > > Is it so hard to write a mail to the list once every few months? The > > content is already there... > > > > I just check the errata web page every now and then. When/if anything huge > is discovered (very seldom) then it's slashdotted or something. So in the > end, I always seem to find out somehow.
If someone is following stable, and really cares about keeping their system(s) up to date, I can't imagine why they wouldn't take the few seconds per day required to glance at the errata page. I mean, if you're reading Slashdot, The Guardian, Al-Jazeera, The Onion, or what-have-you, on a regular basis, why not just toss the errata page into the mix? For Christ's sake, the errata are listed in reverse chronological order so you don't even have to hit the space bar to see what's new. Do they have to toss in a soother as well? Not to mention that checking the errata page daily only underlines the extent to which these people---who give away for free a complete operating system---are really on top of the game. cheers, -wb
