-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 OK, one more question. :) If a security fix comes out for a package...say Mutt or something...Will it be available for stable users to apply without having to take it from an unstable or testing branch or does stable just remain the same until testing becomes stable? Robby On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 04:25:07PM -0400, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Theoretically it is possible to mix and match from the different > releases, but it is very tricky and not a good idea, especially for > beginners. The problem is all the dependencies that go along with a > "foreign" package. > > Sarge moved from testing to stable a little less than a year ago, and it > isn't that old, actually. You can run a 2.6 kernel in it for instance. > Etch is scheduled for release as the next stable version by the end of > 2006, but such schedules have a tendency to be optimistic. > > - -- > The Moon is Waning Gibbous (64% of Full) > Get downloads from http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > and remember, INFORMATION WANTS TO BE FREE! > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFERpyjXnuiIOyDVQURAlo/AKCNucaClnf3uImOZ9d0z2NEHPh15ACgk1N0 > 63iYqCFTeELKk54/Qkuirz4= > =34SY > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFERqz5wamDI1Gy2GIRAlYUAJ9YtESD1CspTGximCECH8avlivm8QCffehf 1fSO2kLcAASFHRQrf+iUjJI= =o2cE -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
