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Date:      Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:21:18 +0100
From:      David Pick <D.M.Pick@qmw.ac.uk>
To:        security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Displacement of Blame[tm] 
Message-ID:  <E13D2as-0006Yk-00@xi.css.qmw.ac.uk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 14 Jul 2000 12:09:32 %2B0200." <20000714120932.A63784@mithrandr.moria.org> 

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> On Fri 2000-07-14 (10:53), David Pick wrote:
> > A little shorter:
> > 	<port> FreeBSD Port Security Advisory <advisory number>
> 
> This will still be counted by automated advisory things, which was one
> of the stated problems.

Depends on how they classify the text; if they use only the first
word then this statement is true.

> > Alternatively:
> > 	FreeBSD Port of <port>: Security Advisory <advisory number>
> > 
> 
> This will still be counted by automated advisory things, which was one
> of the stated problems.

Ditto.

> It also claims the problem is in the FreeBSD port of <port>, and not in
> <port>.

Not quite - I was trying to indicate that the message contained
*advice* about the FreeBSD port of <port>. The root problem
might be in:
 - the original package
 - the port itself
 - FreeBSD core facility as used by the port
and the advisory will hopefully contain details of patches or avoidance
methods that are applicable specifically to the FreeBSD environment.

But I suspect no form of words will satisy everyone. Perhaps after a
few more people have put their heads above the parapet and actually
made suggestions an election would be in order.

-- 
	David Pick



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