Re:The gift of it's your problem now
by throw0101a on Thursday December 30, 2021 @04:42PM
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> But how does an updated OS help if the packages themselves are not updated?
Package maintainers apply patches and roll a new package version (e.g., +deb11u1).
At some point the package maintainers themselves may not want to babysit things anymore and deprecate the package. But most packaging systems that I'm aware of have mechanisms for applying patches.
In many cases even if the software itself is still maintained, the package maintainers may only apply a specific patch to ensure maximum compatibility.
It's why many of us prefer 'slow moving' distros with "old" packages: minimal change for a given version and then only when 'necessary'.
Package maintainers apply patches and roll a new package version (e.g., +deb11u1).
At some point the package maintainers themselves may not want to babysit things anymore and deprecate the package. But most packaging systems that I'm aware of have mechanisms for applying patches.
In many cases even if the software itself is still maintained, the package maintainers may only apply a specific patch to ensure maximum compatibility.
It's why many of us prefer 'slow moving' distros with "old" packages: minimal change for a given version and then only when 'necessary'.