On Thu, Feb 06, 2014 at 03:04:18PM -0800, Clint Byrum wrote: > > So users get a micro release bump that includes bugfixes when there is a > > security update, but do not get bugfixes if there is an upstream stable > > release that do not include any security updates. > > > > Given that this happens, it is an odd situation that users end up > > effectively waiting for a security vulnerability to get any intermediate > > bugfixes. > > +1 from me. Oracle has committed to not breaking backward compatibility > in these releases unless it is a security flaw to be backward > compatible. They've delivered on that, and I think this MRE is a slam > dunk.
I'm inclined to agree on the general slam-dunkiness of this proposal as well. The history for mysql microreleases has been quite good, and it would make a lot of sense to ship them more regularly. ... Adam -- technical-board mailing list technical-board@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/technical-board
