On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:32:48 -0500 Brian Curtin <brian.cur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Three weeks after this security vulnerability was *publicly* reported on > > bugs.python.org, and two days after it was semi-officially announced, > > I'm still waiting for security updates for my Ubuntu and Debian systems! > > > > I reckon if this had been handled differently (i.e., making new releases > > and communicating it via the relevant channels [1]), we wouldn't have > > the situation we have right now. > > > I don't really think there's a "situation" here, and I fail to see how the > development blog isn't one of the relevant channels.
If we want to make official announcements (like releases or security warnings), I don't think the blog is appropriate. A separate announcement channel (mailing-list or newsgroup) would be better, where people can subscribe knowing they will only get a couple of e-mails a year. Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
