On 04/03/11 16:10, Andreas Rogge wrote: > Am 02.03.2011 23:28, schrieb Karanbir Singh: >> hi guys, >> >> EL5 got a bunch of updates that really need to make it out asap, and >> while 4.9 settles down - the thinking is to get them released into the >> 5.5/updates repo. I'll have an exact list of what all is going to make >> it in the day tomorrow, along with the packages. > > isn't putting 5.x packages into a 5.(x-1) repo what fasttrack was once > intended for? > No, the fasttrack channel/repo was supposed to be a rebuild of the upstream FasTrack channel, but it never really materialised, at least not for 5.x. The choices are to put these 5.6 updates into the 5.5/updates repo and risk potential breakage in exchange for wider adoption or to put them into a testing channel where the vast majority of users would likely never see/deploy them.