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Ubuntu "Dapper" delay proposed

Ubuntu "Dapper" delay proposed

Posted Mar 13, 2006 1:39 UTC (Mon) by jcm (subscriber, #18262)
Parent article: Ubuntu "Dapper" delay proposed

They probably want to avoid bugs like the following from sticking around for 5 years: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/...

Jon.


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Ubuntu "Dapper" delay proposed

Posted Mar 13, 2006 22:30 UTC (Mon) by daniels (subscriber, #16193) [Link]

Except for the bit where it explicitly says dapper wasn't vulnerable, as wasn't hoary, or warty ...

Ubuntu "Dapper" delay proposed

Posted Mar 13, 2006 22:46 UTC (Mon) by jcm (subscriber, #18262) [Link]

Except for the bit where I used the word "like" to indicate bugs *like* the one I referenced. Big annoying bugs that stick around for 5 years are not something you would want to have. I was saying that it's worth getting it right the first time.

Jon.

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