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OpenSSH Releases Version 5.0
os2man lets us know that OpenSSH version 5.0 has been released. The mirrors are linked from the top page. "OpenSSH (OpenBSD Secure Shell) is a set of computer programs providing encrypted communication sessions over a computer network using the ssh protocol. It was created as an open source alternative to the proprietary Secure Shell software suite offered by SSH Communications Security. OpenSSH is available for almost any Operating System."
The Debian maintainers wrote to Theo personally, while the correct email address for OpenSSH problems, issues and bug reports is "openssh@openssh.com".
The result is that the maintainers of OpenSSH were not properly notified, and a bug was left in the code. For all that it's worth, it seems Theo was on holidays, with no access to a computer.
So, sure, it may sound harsh, but I believe it's for a good cause: OpenSSH developers really want a stable and secure software. Consider the announcement a reminder of the proper procedure to warn them of bugs, not a dig at this or that operating system.
The right to offend is far more important than the right not to be offended. (Rowan Atkinson)
OpenSSH follows the same version numbering approach as OpenBSD, which is that for each release they simply increment what would normally be called the minor number until it reaches 9, then what would normally be construed as the major number is incremented, then they go back to incrementing the minor number. One may wonder why they don't simply use a single number for releases, given there's no meaning or discernable advantage (to an outsider, that is) to using a pair of numbers. (Perhaps the numbering scheme is simply a hold over from OpenBSD's NetBSD origins over a decade ago. NetBSD does use "point numbers" to convey the relative importance of releases.)
http://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=120692745026265&w=2
It was available in 4.9, released just days before 5.0.