I’ll be frank. I care a lot more about the security of MediaWiki as a software 
product,
as well as the security of its customers (both WMF and third-party) than I do 
about
some made-up notion of “open access” to security bugs.

I think it makes complete sense to have people with access to security bugs 
sign an
agreement saying they will not release said bugs to the public until they have 
been
fixed, released, and announced properly.
-- 
Tyler Romeo
0xC86B42DF

From: MZMcBride <[email protected]>
Reply: Wikimedia developers <[email protected]>>
Date: June 26, 2014 at 9:44:25
To: Wikimedia developers <[email protected]>>
Subject:  Re: [Wikitech-l] MediaWiki Bug Bounty Program  

Any process that involves volunteers signing non-public, indefinite vows
of secrecy and silence are antithetical to Wikimedia's values and mission.
This isn't a cult. Our bedrock principles are open access and transparency.

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