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On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 08:36:06 +0200, Axel Thimm wrote:
> Fedora Legacy has other problems that must be considered.
Obviously,
> packages for a Fedora Legacy supported distribution must have a
> higher version than all previous packages (E:V-R based version
> comparison) for that distribution *and* all packages of older
> distributions. At the same time, Fedora Legacy update packages for
> one distribution may not have a higher version than stock packages
> of newer distributions, so the upgrade path is not disturbed.
> You can only avoid that with backported fixes, which keep the V
in
> E:V-R below what is shipped with later distributions, or if you
> break upgradability. Whether or not that may be necessary also
> depends on the feasibility of backporting security fixes in time.
Not true, that's exactly when an rpm-sortable disttag in the release
tag would help. Check the rest of the thread.
Wrong. Please consider thinking about it a bit longer before you pipe
out your usual quick replies.
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Michael, who doesn't reply to top posts and complete quotes anymore.
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