Comment 75 for bug 86685

Dear James Westby,
Dear Ubuntu hacker,

I am sorry not to understand as well as you do the in's and out's of https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates, so can I ask you to confirm, please, that I've understood things correctly ?

My understanding #1: Hardy won't receive any new "simple" patch if it is not related to a high impact bug.

My understanding #2: Same things stand for Intrepid, Jaunty and Karmic.

My understanding #3: Ubuntu hackers (like James Westby) have already a lot of work and cannot cope with supplementary tasks like doing more fixes than authorized by the policy pointed earlier (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates)

My understanding #4: This policy uses the safety standpoint as an official argument not to allow you to maintain a high quality level for a release version like the Hardy LTS one.

My understanding #5: Distributions like Debian have already managed to fix this bug (which is not related to a high impact flaw) because they do not have that policy.

My understanding #6: LTS means Long Term Support for High Impact Problems (HIPs) only, not Other Annoying Flaws (OAFs).

My understanding #7: This bug (#86685) is not a high impact bug.

I hope I expressed myself clearly enough not to prevent you from understanding my underlying ideas.

Thank you by advance to take the time required to explain me things clearly.

Michel Nolard