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We need to differentiate then between "patch for this one specific thing" and "upgrade to the next version" which are often conflated. The former could literall
by gaius 9y ago
We need to differentiate then between "patch for this one specific thing" and "upgrade to the next version" which are often conflated. The former could literally be a one-line change to correct an off-by-one error say. The latter will have to go through the full regression and release process. Often it's a grey area.
- jacques_chester 9y agoCompanies like Red Hat, Suse and Ubuntu provide security backporting for exactly this reason. It's one of the major reasons that folk subscribe to them.