On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 06:52:11PM +0900, Tomohiro KUBOTA wrote: > From: Tomohiro KUBOTA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Which does "A" in "DSA" mean, "Alert" or "Advisory"? > Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 12:49:18 +0900 (LDT) > > > For example, http://www.debian.org/security/index.en.html shows > > a list of "alerts". On the other hand, page for each item (ex. > > http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-502.en.html) has a title > > of "Debian Security Advisory" which implies "A" in "DSA" means > > "advisory". > > My last mail seems not very clear. In short, my concern is: > > - Are these usages of terms "alert" and "advisory" intended? > Or, just vacillations? > - If intended, how "alert" or "advisory" is chosen in each page? > - If vacillations, I propose unification of these terms. > However, I have no idea which ("alert" or "advisory") should > be used. > > Any comments?
The security team is the authoritative source, so the correct term is "advisory". Please change "alert" to "advisory" where you find it. -- Matt Kraai [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ftbfs.org/
