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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:14:32 +0200
From: Tomas Hoger <thoger@...hat.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Closed list

On Wed, 1 Jun 2011 21:51:34 +0400 Solar Designer wrote:

> This is semi-consistent with what Tomas Hoger wrote:
> 
> "IIRC, Oracle was subscribed to v-s more than once - the "Sun"
> exploder that was subscribed for quite a while (originally as Solaris
> vendor probably), and individual OEL representative, added around the
> time Oracle was in the process of acquiring Sun and there was no
> single security contact for all products yet."
> 
> However, I don't see anyone from Oracle on what was given to me as the
> final vendor-sec members list.  There's Sun's exploder, but no Oracle,
> nor any Oracle person.
> 
> I recall that Joel Becker of Oracle had briefly contributed both to
> vendor-sec and to oss-security discussions (thanks!), e.g. here:
> 
> http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/30/2
> 
> I don't recall if Joel was on vendor-sec (perhaps he was subscribed
> for a while, then he asked to unsubscribe? just a guess), but I don't
> see him on the final members list, and he has since unsubscribed from
> oss-security (which may or may not indicate anything).

I was referring to Joel in my mail.  The outcome of the discussion of
his subscription request was to add him to the list.  I do not know why
he does not appear on the final member list, sorry.

-- 
Tomas Hoger / Red Hat Security Response Team

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