Yes, totally agree, I get confused too. Even though this backport doesn't have new features added to Android 8.1, why Google downgrade SPL to 2017-12-05, they could keep SPL at 2019-06-05. It's weird that the SPL of android-8.1.0_r70 is older than android-8.1.0_r65.
On Friday, November 15, 2019 at 11:01:11 PM UTC+8 [email protected] wrote: > > > James Muir於 2019年11月14日星期四 UTC+8下午4時56分59秒寫道： > >> maybe I am missing something. >> >> even if a tag is not device-specific, doesn't it make sense to update >> the SPL? >> >> e.g. if android-8.1.0_r70 has all the security patches applied from the >> November 2019 (and earlier) security bulletin, why not update the >> variable PLATFORM_SECURITY_PATCH? >> >> Leaving it set to 2017-12-05 seems unnecessarily confusing. >> > > > Yes. Totally agree. > > If I update to android-8.1.0_r70, the users would think > this is a VERY OLD release which is not updated for > almost two years! > > Even android-8.1.0_r65 has update to 2019-06-05, > why android-8.1.0_r70 became even older? > > Please manage the thing right, Google! > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Android Building" mailing list. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-building?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Building" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/android-building/d19b227f-d747-42a2-bb7f-702f67a8ba5bn%40googlegroups.com.
