Date: 27 Feb 2002 12:30:02 -0800 From: swear@blarg.net (Gary W. Swearingen) To: Bob Johnson <bob88@garbonzo.hos.ufl.edu> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: docs/35378: Handbook has inaccurate description of freebsd-security list Message-ID: <delmdeu0qd.mde@localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <200202271502.g1RF24723852@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200202271502.g1RF24723852@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Bob Johnson <bob88@garbonzo.hos.ufl.edu> writes:
> I believe the proposed phrasing accurately summarizes the
> security list charter, which limits it to strictly
> technical discussion.
The list charter itself is way too ambiguous and can easily be
misunderstood by those who need don't already understand.
FreeBSD computer security issues (DES, Kerberos, known security
holes and fixes, etc). This is a technical mailing list for which
strictly technical content is expected.
People asking questions or attempting any discussion of firewalls,
X authentication, shh, etc, even config problems, are going to
rightfully consider it "strictly technical" until they learn to
translate the FDP meaning. More words are needed in the charters
and in the intro paragraphs.
Also --
(This probably should be a PR, but I've too many better ones to write.)
In handbook/eresources.html, at least, -security is listed under
General lists: The following are general lists which anyone is free
(and encouraged) to join:
Sounds like it doesn't belong there and should be under
Technical lists: The following lists are for technical
discussion. You should read the charter for each list carefully
before joining or sending mail to one as there are firm guidelines
for their use and content.
and that needs expansion of the first sentence. If they're intended
developers only (I hope not), say that. If they're not to be used
to discuss individual configuration problems, say that. I expect it
may be hard to generalize, in which case, remove the catgories and
just call for improvement of the charters. If any list is too lazy to
help improve their charter, they will have only themselves to blame for
high noise level.
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