Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:57:31 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> Cc: P Bielecki <pawciobiel@gmail.com>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: packages with security vulnerabilities Message-ID: <4795316B.4040600@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <47950E4C.1030104@FreeBSD.org> References: <2e420cc20801200650q19ed0d03h38a3152b26f22643@mail.gmail.com> <479375C0.30507@FreeBSD.org> <2e420cc20801210901k1e15fdep55b4829551114d50@mail.gmail.com> <47950E4C.1030104@FreeBSD.org>
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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
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