Re: [Python-Dev] Security fixes in 2.5 and 2.4

2009-03-19 Thread Brett Cannon
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 02:04, "Martin v. Löwis" wrote: > I just got a few questions on how to apply security fixes. > To clarify, I recommend the following guidelines: > > - whether something constitutes a security bug is sometimes > debatable - in case of doubt, discussion is needed. I would >

[Python-Dev] Security fixes in 2.5 and 2.4

2009-03-19 Thread Martin v. Löwis
I just got a few questions on how to apply security fixes. To clarify, I recommend the following guidelines: - whether something constitutes a security bug is sometimes debatable - in case of doubt, discussion is needed. I would be in favor of fixing it if the patch is small and obviously co