'outdated' packages in rawhide

[Warren Togami]

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
-----------------
 > 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 at redhat.com