Re: Debian - Release Cadence Options

On Sat, Oct 18, 2025 at 02:24:40PM +0200, Antoine Le Gonidec wrote:
> Le Sat, Oct 18, 2025 at 04:23:07AM +0200, [email protected] a écrit :
> > (…) Plus,
> > since both don't have a security policy, security issues get (arguably)
> > fixed faster on testing.

Uh... sorry. I wanted to write unstable :-/

> Beware, if you’re talking unstable vs. testing here, testing is the one
> with the worst security support (= none at all) of all Debian branches.

Yes. That's what I meant to write, sorry.

> Security fixes are provided in unstable as part of packaging new
> upstream releases, and cherry-picked to stable through the dedicated
> security channel. On testing, security fixes do not go through a special
> channel: they trickle down from unstable following the usual rules, so
> with at least a 3 to 5 days delay that can grow to weeks or even months if
> you’re unlucky.

100% agree :-)

Cheers
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