Actually anyone can do the backport, and if it is tested, I guess the chance of it getting into the backports higher. There is a command to do it automatically (in package "ubuntu-dev-tools"), and in many cases just a rebuild is sufficient:
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/oneiric/man1/backportpackage.1.html It will upload the built packages to a PPA. I just tried backporting "onboard" from Raring to Quantal, which just required a rebuild (the binary package did not install directly because of wrong python version), before I discovered that it actually was available in a PPA. Else I agree with you. MS Windows as a comparison hardly changes much more often than every 3-5 years and is thus a more stable target for third party software. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578045 Title: Upgrading packaged Ubuntu application unreasonably involves upgrading entire OS To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/578045/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
