There's also volatile http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-volatile/
But the more I look at the documentation, the more confused I get, particularly as far as testing goes. The debian-volatile web page refers to sarge and etch. If one follows testing, does volatile add anything? Maybe it gets some packages sooner, or gets updates that don't flow through sid->testing? Is deb http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile testing/volatile main contrib non-free a meaningful target? On security, I thought support for testing was now official, e.g., see this notice: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-announce/2006-May/000029.html However, that notice gives the team's web site as http://secure-testing-master.debian.net/, and that page still has the old locations and generally sounds as if things are not done. Furthermore, the main Debian security site, security.debian.org, refers to FAQ, http://www.debian.org/security/faq, which asserts --------------------------- Q: How is security handled for testing and unstable? A: The short answer is: it's not. Testing and unstable are rapidly moving targets and the security team does not have the resources needed to properly support those. If you want to have a secure (and stable) server you are strongly encouraged to stay with stable. However, work is in progress to change this, with the formation of a testing security team which has begun work to offer security support for testing, and to some extent, for unstable. ---------------------------------- The release notes, Debian reference, man sources.list, and APT HOW To also didn't have much I could find on these topics. I think what's happened is that the documentation (including the web pages) are lagging actual practice, but I'd love it if someone more informed could clear this up. Ross Boylan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
