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

CVS User joey joey at infodrom.org
Tue Jan 23 11:44:29 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:
Polishing

--- /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2007-01.wml	2007/01/23 09:38:06	1.24
+++ /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2007-01.wml	2007/01/23 10:44:28	1.25
@@ -140,16 +140,16 @@
 <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2007/01/msg00022.html">\
 added</a> that the current drafts are not DFSG-free, though.</p>
 
-<p><strong>Planning an upgrade path from etch to lenny for mailman.</strong>
-Lionel Elie Mamane, with his Mailman package maintainer hat on, <a
+<p><strong>Mailman Upgrade Path from etch to lenny.</strong> Lionel Elie Mamane <a
 href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2007/01/msg00758.html">\
-reported</a> that the actual version of Mailman in etch (2.1.9) will not have
-an upgrade path to the most probably version of lenny (2.2.x).  This is because
-of a change in the file format of how data is stored, Mailman 2.1.10 will have
-an <q>export</q> binary to a neutral XML format and Mailman 2.2 will have an
-<q>import</q> binary that can read this new format.  Considering this, Lionel
-requested a freeze-exception to update mailman (or to allow a point-release
-update later) to add the export utility to etch's mailman package.</p>
+reported</a> that the current version 2.1.9 of <a
+href="http://packages.debian.org/mailman">mailman</a> in <a
+href="$(HOME)/releases/etch/">etch</a> will not have
+an upgrade path to version 2.2.x anticipated for lenny.  This is because
+of a change in the file format.  Mailman 2.1.10 will be able to export data
+into a neutral XML format which later versions are able to import.  Lionel
+wondered if he was allowed to upload a newer version or include the export
+facility in the package for etch.</p>
 
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