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Subject:
repo updates
From:
"Werf, C.G. van der (Carel)" <[log in to unmask]>
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Werf, C.G. van der (Carel)
Date:
Fri, 26 Sep 2014 08:29:31 +0000
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Hi,
I'm using scientific Linux for quite a long time now (since 5.1), and I still cannot follow the update policy of the repository maintainers.
I understand it takes some time to update packages, but I cannot understand some of the time-frames. 

For instance a quite valuable package as OpenLDAP. Considering the release dates of the packages, why is SL6x-repo still  delivering 2.4.23 ?? Which contains a documented bug ...(it is advised to install release 2.4.31 and I don't like to "overrule"the standard repo!)

>
2.4.39 Release Changes
    OpenLDAP 2.4.39 Release (2014/01/26)
    OpenLDAP 2.4.38 Release (2013/11/16)
    OpenLDAP 2.4.37 Release (2013/10/27)
    OpenLDAP 2.4.36 Release (2013/08/17)
    OpenLDAP 2.4.35 Release (2013/03/31)
    OpenLDAP 2.4.34 Release (2013/03/01)
    OpenLDAP 2.4.33 Release (2012/10/10)
    OpenLDAP 2.4.32 Release (2012/07/31)
    OpenLDAP 2.4.31 Release (2012/04/21)
    OpenLDAP 2.4.30 Release (2012/02/29)
    OpenLDAP 2.4.29 Release (2012/02/12)
    OpenLDAP 2.4.28 Release (2011/11/26)
    OpenLDAP 2.4.27 Release (2011/11/24)
    OpenLDAP 2.4.26 Release (2011/06/30)
    OpenLDAP 2.4.25 Release (2011/03/26)
    OpenLDAP 2.4.24 Release (2011/02/10)
    OpenLDAP 2.4.23 Release (2010/06/30)
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So could anyone explain the reason why it takes sometimes more than years to find a package updated. I'm just being curious...

Regards,
Carel

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