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Re: Bad press related to (missing) Debian security



On Mon, Jun 27, 2005 at 02:36:12PM -0400, Noah Meyerhans wrote:

> Even allowing uploads from the secretaries could be helpful. 

  Definitely.  

  I've got fixed packages available right now for some of the 
 bugs which have been raised in this thread, but until somebody
 can push out the advisories they're just sat around gathering dust.

> Part of the problem with security updates has to do with the fact that
> it's just difficult to coordinate the work.

  That's probably true, and kinda an argument against suddenly adding
 more members too ...

> The secretary position was originally created to help this situation, 
> but it was never really clear to me what my role was supposed to be.

  I admit the role of the position is also a mystery to me, but one
 that I've not worried too much about.

  Reviewing patches and building fixed packages is what I've tried
 to do - whether that is the intended job of a secretary is largely
 irrelevent.

  Other jobs like answering mails from people who say "Help my
 server is hacked" seem more "secreatrial" in nature, so I've tried 
 to answer those as time and details permit.

Steve
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www.steve.org.uk



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