[PureOS] DEP14 branch naming for backported security updates from Debian in PureOS

[Jeremiah C. Foster]

Hi Carsten,

On 4/6/22 01:34, Carsten Schoenert wrote:
> Hello Guido, thanks for your feedback!
> 
> Am 04.04.22 um 18:18 schrieb Guido Günther:
> 
>> It is my understanding that `pureos/latest` points to the newest version
>> in PureOS. Which in this case would be your security update as
>> 2.36.1-8+deb11u1pureos1 is newer than 2.36.1-8pureos3.
> 
> I've no problem to follow the explanation of your understanding, just 
> want to be sure I'm following the correct way. From a technical side the 
> naming of the branch doesn't matter in the end but once something is 
> pushed to GitLab it's history.
> 
>> Once byzantium + 1 opens `pureos/latest` will move to that
>> (similar to what Debian does) and for what you'd do above you'd use a
>> pureos/byzantium branch.
>>
>> This should be confirmed by Matthias and/or Jeremiah.
> 
> Yeah, would be nice to have some feedback too from both. ;)

Apologies for being so late to the conversation. :-)

I have to say firstly that I appreciate your attention to detail and to 
be honest have not really though through the implications, like you 
point out, of our policy. With that said, I also prefer Guido's approach 
and am fine with you adopting it.

Best,

Jeremiah