Bug#738502: freeciv-client-gtk: earth-80x50-v3.sav.gz Unknown savefile format version (10) Failure loading savegame!

[David Christensen]

I wrote:
 > Should I expect an "apt-get update" and "apt-get upgrade" to fix these
 > bugs/ issues in the future, or not?  If so, when?  If not, why?


On 02/10/2014 05:22 AM, Markus Koschany wrote:
> There are three different options:
> 1. You could wait for the next stable release, Jessie, which is going to
> be released in the first half of 2015. ...
> 2. I intend to backport 2.4.1 to wheezy. ...
> 3. ... You can also decide to mix stable and testing or even stable and unstable. ...

I fail to understand why solutions to bugs, and especially solutions to 
security issues, are being withheld from the "stable" release of Debian 
GNU/Linux.  Such a practical is harmful to users, and will rightfully 
convince them to stop using Debian.


Please clarify your response with respect to the Debian update policy 
(https://release.debian.org/):

     Suite update policy

     stable
         Fast response for security updates. Minor updates include
     security and other important fixes only. Major updates are sourced
     from testing, and are infrequent, but large.


Given the above, I would expect updates for the two identified security 
issues, at least.  The saved scenario bug I encountered seems neither 
"important" nor "major", so I am unclear as to when it would be 
incorporated into an update.


David