Re: 'outdated' packages in rawhide

[Warren Togami <wtogami redhat com>]

The below is entirely my personal opinion.

Xose Vazquez Perez wrote:
> package        latest   rawhide
> -------     --------- ---------
> fetchmail       6.2.5     6.2.0

http://catb.org/~esr/fetchmail/NEWS
Changelog

http://catb.org/~esr/fetchmail/
The home page describes 6.2.0 as "gold" version, and 6.2.5 as 
"leading-edge".  Normally due to the associated risk and limited labor I 
am guessing that we would avoid the risks and wait until the next "gold" 
version.  However ESR is here, who seems to know something about 
fetchmail. =)

Eric what is your recommendation?

Mind if we automatically CC you on reported fetchmail bugs in Bugzilla?


LIKELY TO HAPPEN ANYWAY, I THINK
--------------------------------
> linux           2.6.4     2.6.3
> glade           2.0.1       2.0

PROBABLY SAFE
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> xfce            4.0.4     4.0.3
> lftp           2.6.12    2.6.10
> nedit             5.4       5.3
> abiword         2.0.5     2.0.3
> screen          4.0.2     4.0.1
> groff            1.19    1.18.1
> ppp             2.4.2     2.4.1
> ImageMagick  5.5.7-17  5.5.7-15

I THINK WE SHOULD
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> postfix        2.0.18    2.0.16

TOTALLY UNKNOWN TO ME
---------------------
> openssh         3.8p1   3.6.1p2
> openssl        0.9.7c    0.9.7a
> sed             4.0.9     4.0.8
> tcl             8.4.6     8.4.5
> mutt          1.4.2.1     1.4.1
> modutils       2.4.27    2.4.26
> dhcp        3.0.1rc13 3.0.1rc12

LIKELY TO BREAK INSTALLER AND DELAY US MORE
(Integration would be especially difficult)
-------------------------------------------
> lilo           22.5.8    21.4.4
> lvm             1.0.8     1.0.3
> parted          1.6.6     1.6.3

WONT HAPPEN
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> XFree86         4.4.0     4.3.0

Warren Togami
wtogami redhat com