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Date:      Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:09:41 +0100
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org>
To:        P Bielecki <pawciobiel@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: packages with security vulnerabilities
Message-ID:  <479588A5.2000306@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <2e420cc20801211624x7d003739t53fbf0162653a5a9@mail.gmail.com>
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P Bielecki wrote:
> On Jan 22, 2008 12:23 AM, P Bielecki <pawciobiel@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Jan 21, 2008 11:57 PM, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> wrote:
>>> Kris Kennaway wrote:
>>>
>>>> I still don't understand what you claim is the problem :)  We do not
>>>> specially update packages like perl; rather, *every* package is
>>>> frequently rebuilt and updated.
>>> If I understood the question correctly, I think the OP is asking about
>>> the frequency of rebuilding packages with security updates. In which
>>> case your answer is still correct, but leads to a new question, which is
>>> would it be possible to trigger an update for a port that has a security
>>> update sooner?
>>>
>>> Doug
> 
> Kris,
> That's exactly what I wanted to ask.
> Thanks Doug.

Unfortunately it's not really feasible.  They will usually be updated 
within days anyway, on the normal schedule.

Kris



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