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The name "Responsible disclosure" is inflamatory

The name "Responsible disclosure" is inflamatory

Posted Jun 6, 2012 22:40 UTC (Wed) by jberkus (subscriber, #55561)
In reply to: The name "Responsible disclosure" is inflamatory by ballombe
Parent article: Responsible disclosure in open source: The crypt() vulnerability

Oh, no question that the term "responsible disclosure" is propaganda. Mind you, "full disclosure" implies that the opposite is "partial or non-disclosure". So the terms are propaganda on both sides, really.

As a writer, though, I have to use the terms that people are familiar with.


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The name "Responsible disclosure" is inflamatory

Posted Jun 7, 2012 5:54 UTC (Thu) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330) [Link]

I understand, but I kind of like the term "coordinated disclosure". It is neutral and descriptive.

The name "Responsible disclosure" is inflamatory

Posted Jun 7, 2012 9:41 UTC (Thu) by dgm (subscriber, #49227) [Link]

Second that. Let's call things what they are.

Responsible disclosure = Coordinated disclosure
Full disclosure = Early disclosure

The name "Responsible disclosure" is inflamatory

Posted Jun 7, 2012 10:33 UTC (Thu) by Funcan (subscriber, #44209) [Link]

Pejorative much?

In the world of closed source security research, it might be better to say full disclosure == disclosure at all...

The name "Responsible disclosure" is inflamatory

Posted Jun 7, 2012 11:51 UTC (Thu) by dgm (subscriber, #49227) [Link]

Is "early" a pejorative term? Isn't being early better than being late? Isn't the early bird the one that catches the worm?

The name "Responsible disclosure" is inflamatory

Posted Jun 7, 2012 14:51 UTC (Thu) by randomguy3 (subscriber, #71063) [Link]

I would say "Immediate disclosure" would be more descriptive than "Early disclosure" (early compared to what?).

The name "Responsible disclosure" is inflamatory

Posted Jun 7, 2012 15:26 UTC (Thu) by dgm (subscriber, #49227) [Link]

It takes a bit of time to write articles and test cases, so "immediate" is not that descriptive of what really happens.

And early would be compared to the release of the patch, of course.

The name "Responsible disclosure" is inflamatory

Posted Jun 7, 2012 17:04 UTC (Thu) by nybble41 (subscriber, #55106) [Link]

"unilateral disclosure", to contrast with "coordinated"?

The name "Responsible disclosure" is inflamatory

Posted Jun 7, 2012 17:15 UTC (Thu) by dgm (subscriber, #49227) [Link]

Well, "unilateral" has darker undertones than "early" to my ears, but I'm not a native English speaker. "Prompt disclosure" anyone?

The name "Responsible disclosure" is inflamatory

Posted Jun 7, 2012 18:06 UTC (Thu) by k8to (subscriber, #15413) [Link]

I would suggest "rapid" or "independent"

The name "Responsible disclosure" is inflamatory

Posted Jun 14, 2012 6:21 UTC (Thu) by fest3er (guest, #60379) [Link]

I'd suggest 'knee-jerk disclosure', but that might be pejorative, inflammatory and defamatory.

Language can be, and often is, problematic. The task is to find the fewest words that adequately communicate the desired idea. Perhaps three words would better describe the process: 'responsibly coordinated disclosure'.

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