On 8/14/22, Nate Bargmann wrote: > * On 2022 14 Aug 09:09 -0500, Lee wrote: >> On 8/14/22, David Wright wrote: >> > On Sat 13 Aug 2022 at 19:23:46 (+0100), piorunz wrote: >> >> On 13/08/2022 18:30, Lee wrote: >> >> > I just noticed that the netperf package is in the [non-free] >> >> > repository >> >> > https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/netperf >> >> > which seems wrong. >> <.. snip ..> >> >> It seems that this package license has changed from full HP copyright >> >> to >> >> MIT, on 20 January 2021. >> > >> > The version in bullseye looks as if it was built on 15 November 2020 … >> > >> >> Perhaps package needs updating in Debian repository :) >> > >> > … and has not yet needed upgrading for bookworm AFAICT (amd64). >> >> argh.. I keep forgetting how long it takes for new software to migrate >> into the stable branch of Debian :( > > Even if the package is updated and put into the Free archive, the only > way it would make it into Bullseye is if it is uploaded to backports and > the user has that repository enabled. Otherwise, at best it will go > into Bookworm. At least that is how things usually work out.
Right. My phrasing could have been better; I was thinking "stable" gets updated about every two years, but testing => stable is more of a replacement than a migration. Best Regards, Lee