[Dwn-trans-commit] CVS public_html/src/Writing/DWN

CVS User joey joey at infodrom.org
Wed Jan 10 19:29:54 CET 2007


Update of /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN
In directory finlandia:/home/users/joey/Projects/Web/public_html/src/Writing/DWN

Modified Files:
	dwn-2007-01.wml 
Log Message:
Contribution by Sebastian: !woody

--- /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2007-01.wml	2007/01/10 18:28:32	1.11
+++ /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2007-01.wml	2007/01/10 18:29:54	1.12
@@ -69,6 +69,20 @@
 reported</a> that he intends to add a set of style checks
 to lintian that would be optional and would have to be explicitly requested.</p>
 
+# From: Sebastian Feltel <sebastian at feltel.de>
+
+<p><strong>Woody removed from mirrors.</strong> Florian Lohoff <a
+href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2007/01/msg00159.html">noticed</a>
+that the second last stable release <a href="$(HOME)/releases/woody">
+Woody</a> was removed from the <a href="$(HOME)/mirrors">mirror</a>
+servers recently. Kevin Mark <a href=
+"http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2007/01/msg00166.html">explained</a>
+that this happened because Debian supports old distributions for a
+defined period of time by providing packages and security support. After
+this time the old distribution wont be maintained anymore but kept at
+<a href="http://archive.debian.org">archive.debian.org</a> for
+historical reasons.
+
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