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Re: Debian Investigation Report after Server Compromises



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On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 06:17:44PM -0500, Paul Morgan wrote:
> It would be a lot less stable and secure if debian started
> publishing exploits.  The announcement explains quite clearly what
> happened and how to protect your system.

Why does BugTraq do it?  Because it forces quick action.

Granted, this isn't a problem for a self-motivated project like
Debian.  However, Debian is looked up to quite a bit in the software
community, so shouldn't Debian be setting the example here?

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 .''`.     Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.ca>
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