Kenneth Jacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>   myh> On 2004-03-19, Monique Y. Herman wrote:
>   myh>
>   myh>   Also, look at security updates.  Updates are provided for
>   myh>   stable and unstable almost immediately.  Then those using
>   myh>   testing distributions must wait the allotted amount of time
>   myh>   before receiving the unstable update in testing.
>
> How long of a wait?
>
> If I understand this correctly, users of 'testing' (currently 'sarge')
> can do *nothing* when new security problems arise?  They must wait for
> the fix in 'unstable' to make it into testing.

Well, that's because you're not running (possibly nonfunctional) sid
or safe-and-maintained stable.  You knew going in that the only "safe"
path is stable, you were warned!

-- 
Paul Johnson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Linux.  You can find a worse OS, but it costs more.

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