@Brendon Thanks for the link. Very good read :-)
On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 5:18 AM, Brendan Donegan < [email protected]> wrote: > On 16/04/13 01:56, Istimsak Abdulbasir wrote: > >> If you don't mind me asking, What is an SRU? >> > > SRU == > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/**StableReleaseUpdates<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates> > > Updates to a package that are released into already released versions of > Ubuntu. > > > >> >> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Phill Whiteside <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >>> >>> Oh, my grammar!! "The dev version of chromium has now been added to >>> raring >>> " Should read " A Raring dev version of chromium has now been added" to >>> this PPA. To save any further mis understandings, PPA actually stands >>> for Personal >>> Package Archive [1]. So, ANY PPA is to be considered as untrusted, this >>> includes all the ones that dev teams create when they ask you go test >>> something out. I mistakingly thought that the testing team would >>> understand >>> what a PPA is, how to add it, the risks and how to remove it. I'm glad to >>> set the matter straight. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Phill. >>> 1. >>> https://help.launchpad.net/**Packaging/PPA<https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA> >>> >>> >>> On 15 April 2013 23:36, Scott Kitterman <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Phil, >>>> >>>> The "PPA" you refer to [1] is not supported and, as I said, is not part >>>> of >>>> Ubuntu. Your statement that, "The dev version of chromium has now been >>>> added >>>> to raring" is not correct. >>>> >>>> Scott K >>>> >>>> [1] >>>> https://launchpad.net/~a-v-**shkop/+archive/chromium-dev<https://launchpad.net/~a-v-shkop/+archive/chromium-dev> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Monday, April 15, 2013 11:23:24 PM you wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Scott, >>>>> >>>>> The 'PPA' I think you refer to [1] is not supported, and has not been >>>>> >>>> for >>>> >>>>> over a year. The Ubuntu team are simply concentrating on having SRU's. >>>>> >>>> The >>>> >>>>> PPA link I provided states that is not 'official', and this information >>>>> >>>> was >>>> >>>>> sent to the QA/Testing members only. I also stated that if they were to >>>>> >>>> use >>>> >>>>> it, they should know how to 'roll back'. At present, there seems no >>>>> >>>> formal >>>> >>>>> method of getting Chromium from 'dev', to 'beta' to 'released'. >>>>> Security >>>>> updates from the current version on release to the dev version are over >>>>> >>>> 2 >>>> >>>>> release steps out of sync. which is not ideal, but out of my hands. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Phill. >>>>> 1. >>>>> https://launchpad.net/**chromium-project<https://launchpad.net/chromium-project> >>>>> >>>>> On 15 April 2013 22:14, Scott Kitterman <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, April 15, 2013 10:11:05 PM Phill Whiteside wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> whilst the ubuntu guys do ensure timely updates for chromium, there >>>>>>> >>>>>> are >>>> >>>>> some of us who do not mind being on the bleeding edge. The dev >>>>>>> >>>>>> version >>>> >>>>> of >>>>>>> chromium has now been added to raring. Please understand that this >>>>>>> >>>>>> is >>>> >>>>> not >>>>>>> the 'stable beta' which seems to have fallen by the way side owing >>>>>>> >>>>>> to >>>> >>>>> not >>>>>>> enough man hours. If you want to 'play safe' then use the standard >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> upgrades >>>>>> >>>>>> that apply, if you want to try out the 'dev' version, then add >>>>>>> >>>>>> Alex's >>>> >>>>> >>>>>> PPA. >>>>>> >>>>>> [1]. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As with all 'dev' versions, it may break so do be aware of how to >>>>>>> >>>>>> 'roll >>>> >>>>> back'. But, for me it only had a (non-critical) bug for a couple of >>>>>>> >>>>>> days >>>> >>>>> >>>>>> in >>>>>> >>>>>> the last 12 months. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> @Alex, thanks for keeping the dev PPA updated. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Phill. >>>>>>> 1. >>>>>>> https://launchpad.net/~a-v-**shkop/+archive/chromium-dev<https://launchpad.net/~a-v-shkop/+archive/chromium-dev> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Phil, >>>>>> >>>>>> Please keep a clear distinction between Ubuntu and other related >>>>>> >>>>> things. >>>> >>>>> There is an Ubuntu archive that's supported by the Ubuntu project. >>>>>> >>>>> Many >>>> >>>>> people like to provide other packages in PPAs (such as this), but >>>>>> >>>>> they are >>>> >>>>> most emphatically not part of Ubuntu. People installing software from >>>>>> PPAs >>>>>> need to do their own due diligence as there is absolutely no external >>>>>> >>>>> QA >>>> >>>>> or >>>>>> security checks done of what goes into a PPA, so it's important that >>>>>> people >>>>>> understand if they are doing thing from the official archive or not. >>>>>> >>>>>> Scott K >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Ubuntu-quality mailing list >>>>>> [email protected].**com <[email protected]> >>>>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>>>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/**mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-**quality<https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> <https://lists.ubuntu.com/**mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-**quality<https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality> >>>>>> > >>>>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw >>> >>> -- >>> Ubuntu-quality mailing list >>> [email protected].**com <[email protected]> >>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/**mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-**quality<https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > -- > Ubuntu-quality mailing list > [email protected].**com <[email protected]> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/** > mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-**quality<https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality> >
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