On 23 April 2018 at 15:00, Bjoern Voigt
I wonder about the following comment on bug #1089987 (https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1089987).
Please note that mysql-community-server in openSUSE Leap 42.3 is marked as EOL and therefore unmaintained:
This rises some questions:
1) How do I know that some official packages in openSUSE 42.3 are unsupported (and thus potentially unsafe)?
(Only very few MySQL/openSUSE users may read the bug reports and build service requests.)
2) If a package gets unmaintained, how do I get the notice?
Personally I currently create my own fixed MySQL 5.6.40 version on openSUSE build service. But I a bit unsure and disappointed about the openSUSE security situation now.
zypper lifecycle is the tool that anyone should use to confirm the current support status of their current packages the deprecation of mysql-community-server was clearly documented in the release notes for 42.3: https://doc.opensuse.org/release-notes/x86_64/openSUSE/Leap/42.3/#sec.genera... You are expected to read the release notes for such notifications - thjat's why we include them in the installer even.
3) Is there a openSUSE policy, which allows openSUSE to stay with unsafe packages?
The package is only there to facilitate upgrades from earlier minor versions (which would immediately break without that package there). The policy is clear and our users have been notified, they should migrate to mariadb. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org