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CC: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Subject: Re: thoughts on kernel security issues
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Linus Torvalds wrote:
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> we can make it. If that means that we should make the changelogs be a bit 
> less verbose because we don't want to steal the thunder from the people 
> who found the problem, that's fine.

what the....no!!

changelogs have to be verbose, i'm still often missing hints in the 
current changelogs, commenting that patch_a and update_b got in because 
of a security issue. some boxes need only be updated for the sake of 
security, so one would be happy only watching for <security patch> lines 
in the kernel changlogs. giving credits to the people who found the 
problem is still possible by mentioning the (source of the)original 
advisory.

Christian.
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