Re: Bug#490688: gnus: Old alpha version shouldn't be included in lenny
On 14 Jul 2008, Steve Langasek wrote:
> severity 490688 wishlist
> thanks
>
> On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 08:25:30PM +0300, Mika Tiainen wrote:
>> Package: gnus
>> Version: 5.11+v0.5.dfsg-3
>> Severity: serious
>
>> This package should be orphaned, currently it has a two year old
>> version of the gnus development series (No Gnus). If the package
>> goes to lenny it should atleast have the latest No Gnus version.
>
> - Since the package has not been orphaned, you don't have the
> authority to declare it to be unsuitable for release "in the
> maintainer's opinion".
OK
> - You don't mention any other technical problems with the package that make
> it unsuitable for release, just that it's old.
Well not just that it is old, but that it is a old alpha release not
recommended for casual users:
,----[ http://gnus.org/manual/gnus_324.html ]
| This phase is called the alpha phase, since the Gnusae released in
| this phase are alpha releases, or (perhaps more commonly in other
| circles) snapshots. During this phase, Gnus is assumed to be unstable
| and should not be used by casual users.
`----
Maybe there should just be a warning in the package description then.
Looking at the bug reports there's mention of a possible security
problem in http://bugs.debian.org/415562. Someone should atleast look
into that, I think it might refer to this:
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/63627
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