I have added a corresponding patch for the backuppc rpm package in
Mageia 2 (to be precise, in the "cauldron" pre-release:
backuppc-3.2.1-1.3.mga2.i586.rpm). Backuppc 3.2.1 is quite recent:
offering a patch allows to decouple upstream and distro release timings.
Fedora could do something similar.
Juergen
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