On Mon, 17 Apr 2017, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: > On Sat, Apr 8, 2017 at 7:09 AM, Pierre Frenkiel > <pierre.frenk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Nevertheless, I don't see why this package is not > > upgraded in Jessie: it just gives a list, and have then no dependency > > problem. > > Packages in Debian Stable are upgraded only when it fixes a security > related issue. I agree that the change is very small in this case. But
This is incorrect. Usability issues, as long as they are important enough, can also be fixed through stable updates, especially when it is the case of a leaf package, that has less risk of causing regressions on other packages. What *does* matter is that the change can be fully understood, and that the change *is* heavily tested so there are no regressions. > it does not qualify for an update. It could, as long as it is very heavily tested. You will only know if you do the aforementioned testing, and write a *proper* request (through reportbug) for the stable release managers asking about it. Note that doing this properly is important. No shortcuts. No halfbaked reports missing information. If it is _not_ worth the trouble, then you know it is not important enough to deserve a stable update :-) -- Henrique Holschuh
