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Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 17:53:50 -0400
From: Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@...il.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Closed list
akuster wrote:
>
>
> On 04/06/2011 06:57 AM, Solar Designer wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 06, 2011 at 06:26:01AM -1000, akuster wrote:
> >> Please subscribe me to the new list. I was a vendor-sec subscriber for
> >> MontaVista Software.
> >>
> >> pub 4096R/AEB9ED8D 2011-04-06 [expires: 2016-4-4]
> >> uid Armin Kuster <akuster@...sta.com>
> >> Fingerprint D51D 9911 B1C7 F763 9F82 F19F 7F75 7295 AEB9 ED8D
> >
> > Looks like you forgot to make this public key available. Please provide
> > it to me and I'll subscribe you.
>
> I hit one server, guess I need to hit them all. Please try again with
> same key.
>
> >
> > While we're at it, the MontaVista Software entry at:
> >
> > http://oss-security.openwall.org/wiki/vendors#montavista-software-llc
> >
> > says: "The process for distribution of security advisories is currently
> > under discussion." Perhaps this has already been discussed and decided
> > upon? If so, please update the wiki page with specific link(s) to your
> > security advisories, updates, relevant mailing list archive - or
> > whatever you have.
>
> Our advisories are via a paid subscription service so they are not public.
>
> Without this info, it is unclear whether you would
> > be making timely intended use of the advance notifications or not.
>
> Our customers require vulnerabilities to be addressed in a timely manner.
>
> will revisit the wiki issue soon.
I'm not if sure anything has come of this request, but I hope closed
vendors like this get rejected. Non-public advisories are anathema to
the open source philosophy. You have to ask the question: what is the
point of their participation in an oss list if they don't intend to
disclose anything?
Best wishes,
Mike
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