Intent to remove libxaw6 from Debian [security issues]

2007-09-27 Thread Drew Parsons
Dear Debian Developers, the X Strike Force intends to remove libxaw6 from the archive. The reason is explained in bug #172890. In short, libxaw6 has a security flaw where it displays passwords in plain text. The flaw is fixed in libxaw7. All packages in Debian now use libxaw7 rather than libxa

Re: Debian Security Issues

1999-02-01 Thread Stephane Bortzmeyer
On Saturday 30 January 1999, at 23 h 31, the keyboard of Larry Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The professor asked me to find out : > "What is distinctive about Debian Linux development that affects > its assurance? " As a recent Debian developer (Sep. 1998), let me give my opinion:

Re: Debian Security Issues

1999-01-31 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Larry Wilson wrote: > The professor asked me to find out : > "What is distinctive about Debian Linux development that affects its > assurance? " Mostly the fact that we have an amazing numbers of developers who can respond to security issues. Usually when a security issues comes up it i

Debian Security Issues

1999-01-31 Thread Larry Wilson
Hello, I am taking a graduate class in computer security. I have been asked to research some security questions for the class. I saw your FAQ, but one question remains. The professor asked me to find out : "What is distinctive about Debian Linux development that affects its assuranc