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Discuss post-embargo disclosure of potentially controversial private decisions
authorIan Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com>
Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:45:06 +0000 (15:45 +0100)
committerIan Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com>
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:29:23 +0000 (12:29 +0100)
See <20448.49637.38489.246434@mariner.uk.xensource.com>, section
    "11. Transparency"

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        public advisory.  This will also be sent to the pre-disclosure
        list.</p>
     </li>
+
+    <li><p><b>Post embargo transparency:</b></p>
+    <p>During an embargo period the Xen.org security response team may
+    be required to make potentially controverial decisions in private,
+    since they cannot confer with the community without breaking the
+    embargo. The security team will attempt to make such decisions
+    following the guidance of this document and where necessary their
+    own best judgement. Following the embargo period any such
+    decisions will be disclosed to the community in the interests of
+    transparency and to help provide guidance should a similar
+    decision be required in the future.</p>
+    </li>
     </ol>
     
     <h2>Embargo and disclosure schedule</h2>