On 09/14/12 00:47, Thijs Kinkhorst wrote: > Hi David, > > On Fri, September 14, 2012 03:28, David Prevot wrote: >>> This is a notice to inform you, that our previous PGP/GPG key expired. >> >> Thanks for notifying us on debian-security-announce@l.d.o, but I >> disagree that such an announcement deserves a DSA number. DSA-2360 was >> also a misuse of a DSA number IMHO, and would have deserved a copy on >> wider audience (e.g. on debian-announce@l.d.o). Please don't hesitate to >> get in touch with the press or publicity team next time you prepare a >> big announcement. > > Well, this is of course how we 'always' do it. I'm not sure I understand: > why is it a problem to use (even misuse?) a number? They are free and we > have ample supply. > > I doubt a technicallity like a key rollover, which is only relevant for > people actively conversing with the security team, is useful to post to > debian-announce. > I think DSA should be used for communicating information to the person who calls or schedules calls to apt-get and the like.... not for communicating to ppl who actively converse with the security team, these are defiantly two different groups on ppl.
Just my 2 cents worth. > > Cheers, > Thijs > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-security-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/5054965e.1060...@mikemestnik.net
