Re: [Tails-dev] Release schedule for Tails 1.2.2 (Missing De…

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Author: intrigeri
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To: The Tails public development discussion list
Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] Release schedule for Tails 1.2.2 (Missing Debian Updates Since 1.2.1?)
Hi,

i-only-fuck-blow-up-dolls@??? wrote (29 Dec 2014 10:13:11 GMT) :
> I'm confused. Version 1.2.2 was an "emergency release" but where is the 1.2.2
> Changelog page @ tails.boum.org with the usual list of "security updates" since
> 1.2.1?


None.

> If there were none, and "Nothing changes except the version number" for Tails
> 1.2.3, then something is very wrong with the releases 1.2.2 - 1.2.3 if you ignore the
> usual Debian Security Updates.


> If you look here (https://www.debian.org/security/) you may observe some serious security issues in various packages, especially:


> DSA-3095 xorg-server:
> https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3095


> but in several more since 1.2.1! What happened here? Where were these security issues
> patched in 1.2.2?


We were lacking the resources to prepare a full-blown release that
would include such fixes. Please keep in mind that we're not releasing
a new Tails everytime a DSA is issued.

> If not, we're skipping them in 1.2.3?


1.2.3 will have any security fix that's in Debian.

Cheers,
--
intrigeri