From 6b7d872e819449a19ea428386f25e90e5eaedc29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rich Salz Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:41:36 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Tweak README about rt and bug reporting. Reviewed-by: Matt Caswell (cherry picked from commit 932af1617e277904bcca6e47729a420bba39785b) --- README | 33 +++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index ae17fb41c2..b6ffe9b1a6 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -137,17 +137,23 @@ Email the report to: - openssl-bugs@openssl.org + rt@openssl.org - Note that the request tracker should NOT be used for general assistance - or support queries. Just because something doesn't work the way you expect - does not mean it is necessarily a bug in OpenSSL. + In order to avoid spam, this is a moderated mailing list, and it might + take a day for the ticket to show up. (We also scan posts to make sure + that security disclosures aren't publically posted by mistake.) Mail to + this address is recorded in the public RT (request tracker) database (see + https://www.openssl.org/support/rt.html for details) and also forwarded + the public openssl-dev mailing list. Confidential mail may be sent to + openssl-security@openssl.org (PGP key available from the key servers). - Note that mail to openssl-bugs@openssl.org is recorded in the public - request tracker database (see https://www.openssl.org/support/rt.html - for details) and also forwarded to a public mailing list. Confidential - mail may be sent to openssl-security@openssl.org (PGP key available from - the key servers). + Please do NOT use this for general assistance or support queries. + Just because something doesn't work the way you expect does not mean it + is necessarily a bug in OpenSSL. + + You can also make GitHub pull requests. If you do this, please also send + mail to rt@openssl.org with a link to the PR so that we can more easily + keep track of it. HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO OpenSSL ---------------------------- @@ -164,11 +170,10 @@ reason as to why that feature isn't implemented. Patches should be as up to date as possible, preferably relative to the - current Git or the last snapshot. They should follow the coding style of - OpenSSL and compile without warnings. Some of the core team developer targets - can be used for testing purposes, (debug-steve64, debug-geoff etc). OpenSSL - compiles on many varied platforms: try to ensure you only use portable - features. + current Git or the last snapshot. They should follow our coding style + (see http://openssl.org/about/codingstyle.txt) and compile without + warnings using the --strict-warnings flag. OpenSSL compiles on many + varied platforms: try to ensure you only use portable features. Note: For legal reasons, contributions from the US can be accepted only if a TSU notification and a copy of the patch are sent to crypt@bis.doc.gov -- 2.25.1