On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 03:52:03PM -0800, Josh Berkus wrote:
>
> >> ... currently has security patch information going back to 2004.
> >> I'd like to cut everything which only applies through version 8.0
> >> as obsolete. This would mean cutting all notices starting with
> >> CVE-2006-0678.
> >
> > Well there are two notices prior to that that apply to 8.1.
>
> Oh, yeah, well spotted. Those two would be untouched.
>
> > Will the information still be archived someplace if someone needs
> > it?
>
> The release notes will still be available.
>
> > I might be more inclined to move it to a separate page than to
> > nuke it completely.
>
> Why? What's the point in keeping it around?
The *act* of removing it is the one we want to avoid even the
appearance of doing. It's an affirmative act, and one that could make
us look very bad.
Cheers,
David.
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