I have a question about updates?

[Luke Yelavich]

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On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 04:18:25AM EST, mike coulombe wrote:
> However, I was looking in software sources and saw a box for proposed updates.
> After checking it, I see updates almost everyday. What is the deal with these? Are they bug fixes, or just things someone thought of later? Today I think I even saw a kernel update, which I thought was never updated once a release becomes final.
> Thanks for any info, Mike.

The proposed repository is for packages that may become official updates, however they need to go through a testing period first. The updates to these packages are minimal, but they still need testing. Only use these packages if you are willing for your system to possibly break, and if it does, you get to keep both pieces.

Luke
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