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diff --git a/docs/running/security.md b/docs/running/security.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a22c4d636 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/running/security.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- +layout: page +title: Security & Maintenance +--- + +# Security & Maintenance + +<p class="lead"> + Support of Alaveteli is divided into four groups: New features, bug fixes, security issues, and severe security issues. They are handled as follows: +</p> + +## New Features + +Only the [latest development branch](https://github.com/mysociety/alaveteli/tree/rails-3-develop/) gets new features which will be released in the next main release. + +## Bug Fixes + +- Only the current release will receive bug fixes +- Bug fixes will get a new release (e.g. `0.19.0` gets a new release to `0.19.1`) +- Bug fixes will be applied to current development branch + +## Security Issues + +- The current release, previous release and current development branch will receive fixes +- Security issues will get a new release (e.g. `0.19.0` gets a new release to `0.19.1`) for the current and previous releases +- Generic patch will be posted to the mailing list + +## Severe Security Issues + +- Severe is determined by the Alaveteli core team +- The current release, previous release and current development branch will receive fixes +- Severe security issues will get a new release (e.g. `0.19.0` gets a new release to `0.19.1`) for supported versions +- Generic patch will be posted to the mailing list +- All releases known to be in production will receive patches and every effort will be made to contact known re-users for a private disclosure + + |