Re: How to package a patched older version of libvmime in Fedora best?

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On 04/02/2009 02:11 PM, Robert Scheck wrote:
> As written above, it is already more or less a fork, but the guys don't see
> any real need to rename or much interest to maintain API, soname etc. For
> them it just works with their own more or less forking-patches currently.

This is great until there is a security issue or a bug fix that doesn't
make into this copy.

The "toss random patches against old versions of libraries and carry
them forever" is a plan for disaster. We shouldn't be encouraging it.

~spot

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