2008/12/18 Jesse Keating <jkeating@xxxxxxxxxx>: > On Thu, 2008-12-18 at 00:45 +0000, updates@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> jgu has requested the pushing of the following update to testing: >> >> ================================================================================ >> shorewall-4.0.15-1.fc8 >> ================================================================================ >> Release: Fedora 8 >> Status: pending >> Type: bugfix >> Karma: 0 >> Request: testing >> Notes: New upstream bugfix version. >> Submitter: jgu >> Submitted: 2008-12-18 00:45:18 >> Comments: jgu - 2008-12-18 00:45:18 (karma 0) >> This update has been submitted for testing >> >> http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/shorewall-4.0.15-1.fc8 >> > > What is the purpose of this version bump (4.0.14 -> 4.0.15) in F8, which > only has a few weeks of lifespan yet. There is no information in the > update request that would help users understand why they should consume > this update. Please fill in some details, and consider whether the > update is suitable for Fedora 8. > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackageMaintainers/MaintainerResponsibility#Maintain_stability_for_users > It's a minor version bump with bug fixes only. This update is about enhancing stability - the 4.0.x release tree of shorewall is in a bug fix mode. FWIW I had planned to leave it in updates-testing for eternity, as I've seen other packages do near a release EOL. > -- > Jesse Keating > Fedora -- Freedom² is a feature! > identi.ca: http://identi.ca/jkeating > > -- > fedora-devel-list mailing list > fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list > -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
