❦ 20 février 2018 09:05 +0200, Arto Jantunen <vi...@debian.org> :
>> Moreover, backports do not accept security patches. You can only push a >> version in testing (or unstable). Notably, if the version in testing is >> not easily backportable (because of new dependencies), you may wait >> quite some time before you get a security update. > > Also not true. You can request an exception to this for your security > update, but you do need to communicate about this with the backports > team before uploading. Also? What was not true? The Debian Backports FAQ? The exception you mention is not documented. It is also likely to just be rejected: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-roundcube-maintainers/2017-November/002070.html And the backport team has been pretty clear this is not the right way to maintain backports: https://lists.debian.org/debian-backports/2017/05/msg00059.html -- Choose a data representation that makes the program simple. - The Elements of Programming Style (Kernighan & Plauger)
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