[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] devguide: Add a document discussing the development cycle typically followed for

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Wed, 2 Feb 2011 12:04:44 +0100
Sandro Tosi <sandro.tosi at gmail.com> wrote:
> > +Security
> > +--------
> > +A branch less than five years old but no longer in maintenance mode.
> > +
> > +The only changes made to a branch that is being maintained for security
> > +purposes are somewhat obviously those related to security, e.g., privilege
> > +escalation. Crashers and other behaviorial issues are **not** considered a
> 
> s/Crashers/Crashes/
> s/behaviorial/behavioral/
> 
> > +security risk

By the way, crashers *are* a security risk.
See http://code.python.org/hg/branches/release2.6-maint/

Regards

Antoine.