On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 05:43:49PM -0300, Ernesto Domato wrote: > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Ben Pfaff <b...@nicira.com> wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 04:49:46PM -0300, Ernesto Domato wrote: > >> Yeah, I know the Wheezy is already frozen, but I thought that maybe > >> the last version in Sid could be nice try it. > > > > The normal path to a getting a bug fix for a severe bug into testing > > is to first upload it into unstable (sid). Uploading a newer version > > to unstable would, as I understand it, complicate the process should a > > severe bug show up before release. > > Hmmm... if I'm not wrong, Sid is the development branch that after 10 > days moves the package to actual testing branch unless it's freeze > (which doesn't means that you can't keep uploading new packages to > Sid, they'll just only not be migrated to testing) or someone fills a > critical-release bug that holds the package in Sid, it could also be > hold by problems on other depending packages that also cannot be > migrated to testing. > > Also known as "unstable", Sid then is used for new releases that > upstream consider stable (unstable versions can be uploaded to > experimental for trial).
I'm aware of the relationship between testing and unstable. I don't know how to more clearly state what I did above. > Anyway, if you wish you could upload a new version into "experimental" > if you're not sure about the stability of the software and it could > help you to stay up-to-date with changes that could affect the next > releases of Debian. I have enough work to do. I'd be happy to sponsor an upload to experimental, if you want to do the work. _______________________________________________ dev mailing list dev@openvswitch.org http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
