[Mageia-dev] Update of backport, policy proposal

Thu Jun 30 16:43:40 CEST 2011

On Thu, 30 Jun 2011, Samuel Verschelde wrote:
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+> 
+> Le mardi 28 juin 2011 03:44:24, andre999 a écrit :
+> > 
+> > 2) Backports would not be removed from repos when a newer backport arrives,
+> > except those affected by security updates.
+> > This allows reverting to previous backports if a user finds a problem with
+> > a backport on their system.
+> 
+> I'd prefer that we don't keep multiple backports versions in the repositories, 
+> for the sake of simplicity. Users who ask for the latest must accept that 
+> sometimes the latest is not the greatest. Plus, we have the backports_testing 
+> repos so that users can test and spot bugs before the old backport is replaced 
+> with the new one. 
+> 
+> I want stable : don't use backports.
+> I want the latest : use backports.
+> I want an intermediate version : no, sorry, your need is too specific. You can 
+> still compile it.
+
+I think we can still keep the old versions on the repository. urpmi will
+install the last one, but allow advanced users to use rpm manually to
+install an older version if needed. However I don't think we should make
+updates on older versions.
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