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Message-ID: <20140116210837.GC24962@scapa.corsac.net> Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:08:37 +0100 From: Yves-Alexis Perez <corsac@...ian.org> To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com Subject: Re: Re: linux-distros membership -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 01:54:08PM +0100, rf@...eap.de wrote: > Hi Yves, > > >> I hope this is the right place to ask for inclusion of a Qlustar contact > >> in the linux-distros list. > >> > >> Qlustar is a Ubuntu/Debian based distro targeted at HPC/Storage/Cloud > >> clusters. We use our own kernels (typically based on vanilla) since many > >> years, but have the need to supply timely security fixes to our users. So > >> far we have to wait for other distros to come out with their > >> announcements and then start analyzing the fixes they have done. This > >> leaves us/our users with a vulnerability window that is way too large, > > > I can't speak for Ubuntu, but you're welcome to participate in the > > Debian security effort. > > thanks a lot for your offer. Could you explain a little more what > participation in the Debian security effort would mean? Note that the issue I > currently have is mostly about kernel fixes and we don't use Debian nor > Ubuntu kernels. Most of the documentation can be found in the secure-testing repository [1] and on the Debian wiki [2]. [1]: http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/secure-testing/doc/narrative_introduction?view=markup [2]: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Security Regards, - -- Yves-Alexis Perez -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJS2EpOAAoJEG3bU/KmdcCli/IH/3sLTXrwi2qCX9+obZSqF0kt 8YWJSfMCTDSb0tibzOPlbjqVdEmb7PM22beG3j3+lBfPmcBNUOpzqtYTfhaiVF1X K4B/E1ob9YBkTu1B9oBskm/D2zvyDanU/NeXSCaKFBntI/nkimNDpqtrmWskm/rN zVHD/nNrZebKfiNEKdoOqPsxuSCHBKhNEh72uqkv3i34IWF3K2vQS1GZvwbka+Bd L74ZNIBzZGAdZryQ/eaN8APJK0I+khs3h+YuOXRxvJGQrVmA3POSQHBHKMqAp+hu UD9t3h7hIgpxhEIeMHfj/yWzcUcrjD45taSmW1lIkudvPqvMiQhyKksIPnTlMDI= =ARH7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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