Date: Thu, 05 May 2016 18:25:24 +0200 From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Batching errata & advisories in heaps degrades security. Message-ID: <201605051625.u45GPODc084944@fire.js.berklix.net> In-Reply-To: Your message "Thu, 05 May 2016 11:07:56 -0400." <alpine.GSO.1.10.1605051104570.26829@multics.mit.edu>
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Benjamin Kaduk wrote: > As a member of the security team for two projects (not FreeBSD's, though), > I can say that it is a lot of behind-the-scenes work to put out > advisories, Of course. > and batching them reduces the unit cost of any given one. If so, their issue, not ours. Our concern is FreeBSD. > the > contents of the errata notices have been public for quite some time URLs ? If info was complete early, delaying those announcement degraded security of recipients. Batching also swamps recipients. Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Linux Unix Sys Eng Consultant Munich http://berklix.eu/jhs/ Mail plain text, No quoted-printable, HTML, base64, MS.doc. Prefix old lines '> ' Reply below old, like play script. Break lines by 80. Brexit: Meeting +UK blocks votes of Brits in EU http://www.berklix.eu/brexit/
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