Tracking upstream projects

= Tracking Upstream =

Fedora Upstream Release Monitoring
You can use the Fedora Upstream Release Monitoring system.

File releases

 * SourceForge projects: use the "Monitor" link (envelope icon) in project summary pages' file listings
 * freshmeat.net project releases: use the "Subscribe to new releases" link at the bottom of project pages
 * CPAN updates: WWW, RSS feed , mailing list
 * GNOME projects: RSS feed, FTP release mailing list
 * freedesktop.org projects: FTP release mailing list

Security

 * Buqtraq, Full Disclosure, VulnWatch etc: mailing lists, feeds

Other distributions
Useful for cross-checking fixes etc.


 * Many distros: http://oss-security.openwall.org/wiki/distro-patches
 * Ubuntu: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/hardy-changes
 * Debian: http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages#search_packages
 * Debian: http://patch-tracking.debian.net/package/ - series style patches
 * Gentoo: http://packages.gentoo.org/, http://viewcvs.gentoo.org/
 * FreeBSD: http://www.freshports.org/

General
javascript:void(window.location='http://www.changedetection.com/detect.html?url='+escape(window.location)+'&email='+escape('your@email.here'))
 * ChangeDetection can be used to track any page for changes: http://www.changedetection.com/monitor.html
 * Bookmarklet for most browsers (Konqueror users, add this to Tools-> Minitools)

(I couldn't convince Wiki to make a right-clickable normal link of the above, sorry)


 * http://www.linux.com/feature/132197 - Automatically watching Web sites for changes.