Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:45:27 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Wesley Shields <wxs@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-ports@freebsd.org, Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org>, ports-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, tabthorpe@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports MOVED ports/security Makefile ports/security/isolate Makefile distinfo pkg-descr Message-ID: <4C6ACAB7.7040701@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20100817143634.GC86627@atarininja.org> References: <201008171304.o7HD4Qni030189@repoman.freebsd.org> <20100817131333.GB86627@atarininja.org> <AANLkTi=sFMBWPCc3TSW8YO8mKJGrEAfh6fXLu6U0Z62Z@mail.gmail.com> <20100817143634.GC86627@atarininja.org>
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On 08/17/2010 07:36, Wesley Shields wrote: > On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 02:24:16PM +0000, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: >> 2010/8/17 Wesley Shields<wxs@freebsd.org>: >>> On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 01:04:26PM +0000, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: >>>> bapt ? ? ? ?2010-08-17 13:04:26 UTC >>>> >>>> ? FreeBSD ports repository >>>> >>>> ? Modified files: >>>> ? ? . ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?MOVED >>>> ? ? security ? ? ? ? ? ? Makefile >>>> ? Removed files: >>>> ? ? security/isolate ? ? Makefile distinfo pkg-descr >>>> ? Log: >>>> ? Security vulnerability: local root privileges escalation problems >>> >>> Wow, this seems a little excessive to me. Why was this removed? Is >>> upstream not going to fix the problem(s)? Isn't marking it broken and a >>> vuxml entry enough while we give them time to address the problems? >>> >>> -- WXS >>> >> >> Sorry my log wasn't descriptive enough. Upstream asked me to remove >> the ports, so did the maintainer. >> >> Also upstream removed the google code page for the project and >> currently doesn't plan a fix. >> >> I'll try to make better commit log next time. > > I was just curious because this seemed like a knee-jerk reaction on > our part. Turns out that it was directed by upstream and maintainer, > which is completely understandable. I was merely trying to make sure we > avoid knee-jerk reactions. Thank you for the clarification. IMO a forced commit to indicate this is justified here. -- Improve the effectiveness of your Internet presence with a domain name makeover! http://SupersetSolutions.com/ Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. -- Pablo Picasso
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