From 145bbf06367c822593c66daf684ac40b8480f0a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastien Delafond Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 14:27:52 +0000 Subject: Document ignored & postponed sub-states a bit more git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.debian.org/svn/secure-testing@54621 e39458fd-73e7-0310-bf30-c45bca0a0e42 --- doc/security-team.d.o/security_tracker | 24 +++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/security-team.d.o/security_tracker b/doc/security-team.d.o/security_tracker index 197317d1aa..8fe33970ae 100644 --- a/doc/security-team.d.o/security_tracker +++ b/doc/security-team.d.o/security_tracker @@ -344,21 +344,23 @@ Packages which are not anymore supported by the security team in a ### Issues not warranting a security advisory -These states are reserved to be used for the respective security team. +These states are reserved for use by the LTS and Security Team. -Sometimes an issue might not warrant an (immediate) security advisory since for -example an issue might be minor. When a issue does not warrant an advisory they -are marked with a distribution tag, the `` state and an explanation. +Sometimes an issue might not warrant an (immediate) security advisory, +for example if its severity is minor. When that's the case, they are +marked with a distribution tag, the `` state and an +explanation. -Two sub-states exists: `` and ``. +Furthermore, two sub-states exist: `` and ``. -If an issue will further be ignored the `` state is used. + - if an issue is to be totally ignored, and no updates will be + provided for it, then the `` state is used. -If an issue deserves an update via a security advisory, but it is not needed to -release an advisory just because of this issue, rather than `` the -`` state can be used. This state can as well be used, if a fix is -already queued up for a future security advisory and it will be included in -such. + - if an issue deserves an update via a security advisory, but it is + not needed to release an advisory just because of this issue, the + `` state can be used instead of a plain ``. + This state can also be used if a fix is already queued up for + a future security advisory, to be included later. ### `NOTE` and `TODO` entries -- cgit v1.2.3