Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 10:08:58 -0800
From: Chris Wright <chrisw@osdl.org>
To: Patrick Plattes <patrick@erdbeere.net>
Cc: Chris Wright <chrisw@osdl.org>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: security contact draft
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* Patrick Plattes (patrick@erdbeere.net) wrote:
> i think security mailing list is a good idea. normally i would prefere a
> full open list, but in some cases this could be the right way.
> 
> i have an additional idea. maybe it is useful to push the mails on the
> list into publc space automaticly after a delay of $NUMDAYS+$MAX -
> according to alans idea. with this little feature we could be sure, that
> no security report will be 'forgotten'.
> 
> this 'public space' could be an open security list where anyone else is
> able to comment reports, fixes and bugs.

We had actually discussed this.  It's mainly a difficulty in managing
such an idea, nobody was opposed to it.

thanks,
-chris
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