maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - Time to start pushing packages to extras-testing?

X-Fade	2009-08-18 , 17:54
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Originally Posted by lma

I'd still like this particular rule relaxed for security updates, assuming adequate testing has been done of course. It doesn't seem appropriate to hold those back for arbitrary reasons and let users still go on using the vulnerable versions in the meantime.

Security updates should be handled at a case by case basis. There should be a way to fast-track a security update, but only through contact with some of the repository admins.

I want to add a simple 'promotion reason' selectbox + comment field for promotions, so we can accommodate for security updates there as well.

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