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Re: Debian Investigation Report after Server Compromises



On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 23:08:07 -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:

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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.
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> Why does BugTraq do it?  Because it forces quick action.
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> 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, I think debian *is* setting the example by not further propagating
the exploit by publishing it.

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....................paul


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