[wp-hackers] WordPress 2.0 in Debian Stable

[Robert Deaton]

On 10/1/06, Computer Guru <computerguru at neosmart.net> wrote:
> > There's talk of getting the WordPress 2.0 series into Debian Stable.
> > This would require that the 2.0 branch be maintained for 3 - 5 years.
> > Are we up for maintaining security updates to 2.0 for that long?  If
> > not, WP will not be in Debian stable but will continue to live in
> > Debian unstable/testing.  Anyone feel strongly enough to help maintain
> > 2.0 for several years?
>
> "Maintain"
>
> That just means that we issue security fixes, right?
> And, like if in 5 years WP 2.0 doesn't work on MySQL 9, does "maintain" involve making it work?
> Also, do you mean 2.0 or 2.x?
Definitely 2.0, as the next version is still in alphas and Debian
Stable would never consider alpha software for inclusion.

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--Robert Deaton