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List:       kde-pim
Subject:    Re: [Kde-pim] [KAddressBook] LDAP Resource on 3.1
From:       Mark Bucciarelli <mark () easymailings ! com>
Date:       2003-05-24 18:27:46
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On Saturday 24 May 2003 2:11 pm, tech@bishop.dhs.org wrote:
> > BTW, if there is not going to be a 3.1.3 release, what is the
> > point in backporting the fix in CVS?  Just in case there is
> > another bug-fix release?
>
> Many distro's (like Debian, for example), take the latest BRANCH,
> not necessarily the tag'ed "release".  Such that even if there is
> not an official release, they stil get all the backported fixes. 
> Also, it gives people who compile their own a fixed version.  And
> finally, if a security bug comes up that affects 3.1, there will be
> another release.
>
> Three good points for backporting :-)

thanks, those are all good reasons.  any one seems to be worth it.

over the next couple weeks i'll take a crack at fixing this (or 
document how you are supposed to use it.)

then maybe i should look for a security hole so it gets an official 
release.   ;D

mark
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