Bug#1006127: wireless-regdb stable policy

From	Jiaxun Yang <jiaxun.yang@flygoat.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.kernel
Subject	Bug#1006127: wireless-regdb stable policy
Date	2022-02-19 17:40 +0100
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在 2022/2/19 16:27, Salvatore Bonaccorso 写道:
> Hi,
>
> On Sat, Feb 19, 2022 at 02:49:32PM +0000, Jiaxun Yang wrote:
>> Package: wireless-regdb
>> Version: 2021.08.28-1
>> Severity: grave
>>
>> Dear Maintainer
>>
>> wireless-regdb stores regulation information for various regions. It's
>> importatnt to keep
>> it updated on every system to ensure legal compliance on user's system.
>>
>> For example, China resctrcted transmission power for 5150 - 5350 MHz to 20
>> dBm, while
>> the version in stable is still using the old 23 dBm limitation. System
>> running stable can
>> be accused violation of laws.
>>
>> Thus this package needs to be a part of security update to all stable
>> release to prevent
>> legal issues for users.
> In avoidance of doubts, no this is not material to be shipped via a
> security update, but it can in fact be updated in stable through the
> stable point releases (and when needed updated earlier through the
> updates suites).
Hi,

I see tzdata updates is shipping through security in strectch, I think
wireless-regdb is in similiar situation.

Thanks.
- Jiaxun

>
> Regards,
> Salvatore

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