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Re: Switching GNU IceCat to follow upstream candidates
From: |
Amin Bandali |
Subject: |
Re: Switching GNU IceCat to follow upstream candidates |
Date: |
Tue, 20 Feb 2024 21:09:58 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/30.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Hi Mark,
Mark H Weaver writes:
> Hi Amin,
>
> Amin Bandali <bandali@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> I'd like to switch GNU IceCat to follow upstream release candidates,
>> and plan to apply the attached patch over the next week or two if
>> there are no objections.
>>
>> Considering Mozilla publishes the RC build(s) the week before the
>> release, following upstream candidate builds rather than waiting for
>> final releases gives us (and distros packaging IceCat downstream)
>> an additional week to prepare IceCat builds and do some testing
>> before Mozilla formally announces the release and any security
>> vulnerabilities discovered since the last release.
>
> Sounds good to me.
>
> Thanks!
> Mark
>
Thanks! I've merged and pushed the commit with a small rewording.