Hi, * The Anarcat <anarcat@koumbit.org> [2010-09-22 00:32]: > On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 01:16:39AM +0300, Jonathan Nieder wrote: [...] > > * would set a weird precedent for errata that did not come about in > > fixing a security-related bug > > The regression was introduce by fixing a security-related bug which was > bundled in a stable point-release instead of a regular security upgrade > (which is a source of confusion for me in the first place). > > > If I ran the world or had infinite time, I'd suggest a stable point > > release with just the binnmu, which has none of those problems. > > > > Release managers: would that or something similar be feasible? > > Thanks for the time taken to consider my objections. Can we (security team) release such a binNMU through a second revision of this DSA? I'm really not sure what the proper way would be but right now that is the one making the most sense to me. Cheers Nico -- Nico Golde - http://www.ngolde.de - nion@jabber.ccc.de - GPG: 0xA0A0AAAA For security reasons, all text in this mail is double-rot13 encrypted.
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