Hi Jeff,

Jeff Warnica wrote:
> There is the third option of "actually back port fixes and thus honestly be
> able to remove the obsolete software warning" which should be investigated.

Nope, that's _not_ an option for Debian Stable. Please read
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-choosing.en.html#s3.1.3

> Just selecting a random version and never changing it may quality as
> "stable",

That's the point.

> but that isn't "useful".

It's as useful as on the first day where the Debian Stable release has
been released. New features will very likely introduce bugs and bugs
reduce usability usually more than missing new features.

                Regards, Axel
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