Am 27.01.2013 21:52, schrieb [email protected]: > Hi, > >> 2.1.10 is the version delivered by your distribution - and contains >> backported security bugfixes released until 2.2.0. In terms of security, >> your version is fine. > why? why do that? why not simple release 2.2.0 - you are CONFUSING your users > and CONFUSING those people who support them. > > if it says 2.1.10 then one can only ASSUME that its 2.1.10 Yes, somewhat true, but that's how a couple of distribution consider 'stable' releases: Stick with a version of a software and backport (bug and) security updates to this version. (and only update the version of a package at new distro release)
Enterprise distributions or commercial unix often do much heavier backporting than what Debian/Ubuntu do, just to deliver the very same version during the period of time the package is bundled with a release of their distro/software. You have to outweight the advantages vs. disadvantages like breaking support from your distributor, in this case Canonical. But I agree that asking on this list is likely yield the answer "upgrade first" in case of problems. A Ubuntu PPA can be a very good thing - but you have to trust a third party. That said, I really like PPAs when the packagers do good work and care about updating the packages - thanks Fajar for maintaining this repository! -- Mathieu - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
