[11:35] <nikogh> hello all, the current filezilla 5.3.5 in ubuntu 12.04 LTS precise has a bug with explicit FTP over TLS, limiting the maximum upload file size. The only workaround is to use unencrypted connections :(, but this is a security issue. The bug is already fixed in newer versions of filezilla since 3.6.0.2. The filezilla bug report ist here: http://trac.filezilla-project.org/ticket/7287. There are already some ppa's for newer versions (htt
[11:36] <nikogh> p://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2013/08/install-upgrade-filezilla-3-7-in-ubuntu-13-04-12-04-12-10/), but isn't it somehow possible to  bring the new filezilla client 3.7.3 to Precise?
[11:36] <nikogh> via the official repositories of course ;)
[13:23] <rbasak> nikogh: see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates. Short answer: a minimal patch that fixes the issue can go out in an update. For backports, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBackports.
[15:26] <nikogh> I've already read Backports and STU webpages, but I was not sure, whats the right way. :confused: What is a small patch? I guess a new version jump from 3.5 to 3.6 or above is too much right? So, I'll try now to request a official backport of filezilla. Any concerns?
[16:19] <cjwatson> small patches are ones that fix only the issue at hand, not a load of other extraneous stuff
[16:19] <cjwatson> version numbering is not the determining factor, but normally a full new upstream version will change lots of other stuff as well as the critical problem that actually needs to be fixed