On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 11:54:01AM -0500, Johnny Hughes wrote:
> That is because we bowed to pressure and released the "security updates"
> before the other items in 5.4.
Will "normal" users pick these up in their standard "yum update" process?
If so... Oh dear. I think you listened to a vocal minority that wanted
to change the existing process. There could easily have been a silent
majority who were... OK (not happy, but OK) with the existing process.
Yes, ideally, patches being released ASAP is good. However, not at the
expense of stability.
I was one of the silent ones because I recognise the problems with
dependency management. I was hoping for a reduced release delay (so
5.4 came out closer to the RedHat release) rather than out-of-order
patch releases.
Please reconsider this policy!
> This can cause issues with some installs, and we don't really like doing
> it this way, BUT it is what some people really wanted
Suggestion: "early-patch" repository for those who want security patches
before the next point release is available and can't wait.
--
rgds
Stephen
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