Ken Dreyer writes:
> What do you think about time frame commitments? When I ran into a
> security issue a while back[1], I wasn't sure how long it would be
> appropriate to wait for feedback on the thread. Of course you and the
> rest of the team don't have to promise something like "72 hours
> response time", but maybe more general language on that web page about
> communication would be a good idea. What do you think?

Ken,
Thanks for bringing that up. I suppose a typical scenario looks like
this:

1. an issue is reported
2. we acknowledge that we've been informed
3. we work (together) to identify the probability of an exploit,
   the consequences of an exploit
4. we work on a patch
5. we ship a patch and post an advisory

Having a check list like this (publishing it too!) makes us better
prepared to respond, and easier to determine the next step. Getting from
1 to 2 is really easy, and I suspect the same goes for getting from 3 to
4 and 4 to 5 is just as easy; the "hard" part is going to be #3.

On another note, is there a way we could involve the community in
helping out with this?

Cheers,
- Marius

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