[Bug 1263706] [NEW] request sync: icu 52.1 from debian

[Jay Berkenbilt]

Public bug reported:

(I am the debian maintainer of ICU)

Ubuntu trusty still has ICU 4.8, which is pretty old and has lots of
bugs that have been fixed in the current release, 52.1.  Debian has
completed its transition to ICU 52.1.  I don't plan on uploading any new
upstream versions of ICU prior to the release of Ubuntu 14.04.  It would
be great both for security and functionality reasons if 14.04 LTS would
ship with 52.1 instead of 4.8.1.  It looks like your delta is small.  If
adding the same change to the debian version of the package is not
incorrect for debian and would help you, I have no problem with making
the change.  Either let me know here or file an issue in the debian BTS.
Thanks.

** Affects: icu (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  request sync: icu 52.1 from debian

Status in “icu” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  (I am the debian maintainer of ICU)

  Ubuntu trusty still has ICU 4.8, which is pretty old and has lots of
  bugs that have been fixed in the current release, 52.1.  Debian has
  completed its transition to ICU 52.1.  I don't plan on uploading any
  new upstream versions of ICU prior to the release of Ubuntu 14.04.  It
  would be great both for security and functionality reasons if 14.04
  LTS would ship with 52.1 instead of 4.8.1.  It looks like your delta
  is small.  If adding the same change to the debian version of the
  package is not incorrect for debian and would help you, I have no
  problem with making the change.  Either let me know here or file an
  issue in the debian BTS.  Thanks.

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