GNU bug report logs - #26109
[PATCH 3/7] gnu: Add dcmtk.

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Package: guix-patches;

Reported by: John Darrington <jmd <at> gnu.org>

Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 20:07:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #26 received at 26109 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: John Darrington <jmd <at> gnu.org>
Cc: guix-devel <at> gnu.org, Kei Kebreau <kei <at> openmailbox.org>,
 26109 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#26109: [PATCH 3/7] gnu: Add dcmtk.
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 22:13:31 -0400

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On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 01:36:31PM -0400, John Darrington wrote:
> [CC guix-devel <at> gnu.org]
> 
> So we have to make a choice:
> 
> 1. Package a released program with a known vulnerability; or

Although all non-trivial software contains bugs, many of which can be
exploited, we should not add new packages with known exploitable
vulnerabilities.

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