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> [Original Message] > From: Harry Epps <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 5/28/2009 10:08:48 PM > Subject: Re: [discuss] OOo project proposal: Security Project > > Would like to design posters for security project. > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Joachim Lingner - Sun Germany Software Engineer - ham02 - Hamburg > <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Date: 5/28/2009 1:59:20 AM > > Subject: Re: [discuss] OOo project proposal: Security Project > > > > +1 > > > > Good idea to "join forces" in a dedicated project. > > > > Joachim > > > > Malte Timmermann wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > security is a really important topic, and it should get better > > > visibility/attention on OOo. > > > > > > And it's currently in focus, as you can see on > > > http://blogs.sun.com/malte/entry/comments_on_the_black_hat > > > > > > I thought it would be a good idea to start a security project, which > > > could take care for security and privacy related things long term. > > > > > > I would like to ask all of you to support and to vote for this new > > > project, as proposed below. > > > > > > Best, > > > Malte. > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > MISSION STATEMENT > > > > > > The goal of the security project is to work on security and privacy > > > related improvements and features in OpenOffice.org. > > > > > > Solutions need to be analyzed and discussed in a wider audience, before > > > implementations in OpenOffice.org start. > > > > > > > > > PROJECT PROPOSAL > > > > > > Members of the security project will help improving OpenOffice.org > > > security and privacy by identifying possible security and privacy issues > > > and by elaborating solutions. > > > > > > This includes general topics like encryption, password handling, digital > > > signatures and certificate handling. > > > > > > The solution won't necessarily be implemented by members of the security > > > team. Members of the project have some skills in the area of security > > > and privacy, but don't necessarily need to be very familiar with the > > > OpenOffice.org code base. > > > > > > The Security Project should also work on security and privacy issues > > > with regard to the OpenOffice.org web site. > > > > > > This project supplements the efforts of the OpenOffice.org security team > > > and will not supersede it. Undisclosed security vulnerabilities will > > > still be handled by the security team alone, as well as the security > > > bulletins and alerts, because such information can not be disclosed in > > > advance to members of a project where everybody can join. > > > > > > As a long term goal, the security project could do some deeper security > > > investigations in the existing code base, or elaborate some security > > > related guidelines for developers. > > > > > > We invite the OpenOffice.org community to join the project and help > > > us ensure that OpenOffice.org remains safe and reliable for all users. > > > > > > > > > PROJECT LEAD: > > > > > > Malte Timmermann, Technical Architect Software Engineering, Sun > > > Microsystems. > > > > > > Co-Leads: > > > tbd. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
