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I have to clarify a few points: |
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On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 8:59 AM, 7v5w7go9ub0o <7v5w7go9ub0o@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Had a conversation with aoz in the hardened IRC room yesterday, |
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> discussing how non-tech types such as I might help the hardened effort; |
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> 1. He suggested that Bugzilla took a lot of time. How could some of that |
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> time be outsource to a non-techie? |
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In particular, replicating user setups in a clean, scientific manner |
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is what is the most time-consuming. |
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> 2. We discussed the possibility of incorporating links to white-paper |
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> "status reports" within the current, very-high-quality, |
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> reluctant-to-tamper-with Gentoo http pages. |
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I only mentioned whitepapers because that was the level of |
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documentation I'm used to writing; status updates probably should |
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never be in that format. IMO, updates should be integrated into the |
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existing documentation. |
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> 3. IIUC, the current status is to wait for "upstream" (the gcc folks?) |
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> to successfully incorporate ssp into c++ compilations? And also that with |
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> rare exception, little is loss using the older 3.4.6 compiler? |
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> In those rare cases, gcc can be "slotted" so that 3.4.6 would be the |
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> default, but 4.x could be called to duty when 3.4.6 won't work? |
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I'm actually looking for a primary source on the 4.x ssp-for-c++ bit, |
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if anyone has good links. I have everything solar's told us in |
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#-hardened, but people tend to not take third-hand IRC logs too |
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seriously. |
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Probably the first way to help this would be an update to the FAQ |
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addressing the constant "why don't we have 4.x, and don't tell me |
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3.4.6 is good enough" question. Not that the OP did that, but many |
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people have. For that matter, many of the docs are slightly |
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out-of-date and could use some TLC. Who would commit the updates if I |
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provided a diff? |
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