Re: sources.list for security

From	songbird <songbird@anthive.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: sources.list for security
Date	2020-07-06 19:20 +0200
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Greg Wooledge wrote:
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> If you are running "eternal testing" (you never convert it to a stable
> release), then you HAVE NO security support.  None.  There is no line
> you should use for security, because there isn't any security.

  false.  security updates come via unstable uploads that
migrate depending upon the policies in place.  i'm quite
ok with that process.


> (Many years ago, someone created a "security for testing" repository,
> and for a little while, it was used, but now it just sits there idle
> and devoid of packages.  So, while *technically* there is a testing
> security repository, it's not really *useful* and it would be a waste
> of time and bandwidth to add it to your sources.)
>
> The announcement in question (#931785) is for what the security
> repository will be called when bullseye is *stable* and receives
> security support.  People who track bullseye at this time in its
> lifespan (while it is in testing) may add the security line in
> anticipation of it becoming useful once bullseye becomes stable.
>
> Eternal-testing users should only use the one line that points to
> the testing repository (two lines if you want deb-src as well).

  debug packages are a third.


  songbird

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  Re: sources.list for security "der.hans" <deb-user@LuftHans.com> - 2020-07-05 09:00 +0200
  Re: sources.list for security john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2020-07-05 09:00 +0200
  Re: sources.list for security Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-07-05 09:40 +0200
    Re: sources.list for security Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org> - 2020-07-05 10:00 +0200
      Re: sources.list for security Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-07-05 10:50 +0200
        Re: sources.list for security songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2020-07-05 16:10 +0200
          Re: sources.list for security Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-07-05 17:50 +0200
            Re: sources.list for security songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2020-07-06 00:20 +0200
              Re: sources.list for security Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-07-06 01:20 +0200
                Re: sources.list for security songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2020-07-06 01:40 +0200
                Re: sources.list for security Keith bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2020-07-06 04:20 +0200
                Re: sources.list for security Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-07-06 08:00 +0200
                Re: sources.list for security songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2020-07-06 19:10 +0200
              Re: sources.list for security Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-07-06 14:20 +0200
                Re: sources.list for security songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2020-07-06 19:20 +0200

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