Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 10:43:05 -0800 (PST) From: opentrax@email.com To: security-officer@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New security policy for FreeBSD 3.x Message-ID: <200011211843.KAA00298@spammie.svbug.com> In-Reply-To: <20001120035146.0020937B479@hub.freebsd.org>
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Please note I've cc'd to arch. Could you make your comments there? On 19 Nov, FreeBSD Security Advisories wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > The FreeBSD Security Officer would like to announce a change in policy > regarding security support for the FreeBSD 3.x branch. > > Due to the frequent difficulties encountered in fixing the old code > contained in FreeBSD 3.x, we will no longer be requiring security > problems to be fixed in that branch prior to the release of an > advisory that also pertains to FreeBSD 4.x. In recent months this > requirement has led to delays in the release of advisories, which > negatively impacts users of the current FreeBSD release branch > (FreeBSD 4.x). > Could you clarify exactly what you are saying? It's not clear. Perhaps a chart might help. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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