Re: NMU rules for security fixes (was: DEP1: Clarifying policies and workflows for Non Maintainer Uploads)
On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 12:32 AM, Nico Golde <nico@ngolde.de> wrote:
> What about introducing a special case regarding the waiting
> period before uploading an NMU for security bugs? There are
> often cases in which we already have a patch handy to fix a
> security issue but still wait a few days on the maintainers
> reaction.
>
> The 0-day NMU rules at the moment are already
> helpful here but I also consider 7 days of waiting period as
> unacceptable for security fixes and not all maintainers are
> on the Low-Treshold-NMU list.
I'd prefer the security team did not delay fixes at all by default.
Exceptions for specific maintainers, transitions or other reasons are
fine too of course.
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bye,
pabs
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