From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org (eggs.gnu.org [IPv6:2001:470:142:3::10]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0DCB9385701A; Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:59:25 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org 0DCB9385701A Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=gnu.org Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=gnu.org Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pmFSs-0001Gn-LG; Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:59:22 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=References:Subject:In-Reply-To:To:From:Date: mime-version; bh=6eRxYFQnBKZYfuED3W/ra9KmjzYcTF4bmbzWYjeQS5k=; b=OPMBHiP4/zyY PDincXa2kdgShjPLu9juQTEfNP9zTn2RfgoG/bht0k/6XPv2dpcszVOK35Cm/ePwtMHfF11WyjagC 9sqorzMjVyX1EUXpaAL9d8jZlAxOKqHeM7rBoiOJaHxAO8IXpzi4dD8flUOFk6gN+KY6cDAvqj1E4 brbxUfQCYoFMywC3vwi09ncuuz74fCIAxuHHQ3Hh42hwUR4WeT46e+spA7yCXsN90qa/6E+sEjTh/ ppWjwpuIJE6ukNkKPLFbRKW4inFaKHAYAgwn3bxkbo9frwX2f5X0QSu/GcSOilWejybDQfeFxGFxs ui3udv6/yAdlNiMCO+Bl2w==; Received: from [87.69.77.57] (helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pmFSs-0001VF-4x; Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:59:22 -0400 Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:00:04 +0300 Message-Id: <83cz4aa2h7.fsf@gnu.org> From: Eli Zaretskii To: Simon Marchi Cc: nickc@redhat.com, binutils@sourceware.org, siddhesh@gotplt.org, gdb@sourceware.org In-Reply-To: <03bbbbff-5bcc-3fa8-a5e9-9b9cbd541f06@simark.ca> (message from Simon Marchi on Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:23:05 -0400) Subject: Re: RFC: Adding a SECURITY.md document to the Binutils References: <1c38b926-e003-0e21-e7f1-3d5dbec2aabf@redhat.com> <838rf4ou73.fsf@gnu.org> <03bbbbff-5bcc-3fa8-a5e9-9b9cbd541f06@simark.ca> X-Spam-Status: No, score=4.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIMWL_WL_HIGH,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,MEDICAL_SUBJECT,RCVD_IN_BARRACUDACENTRAL,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS,TXREP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Level: **** X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on server2.sourceware.org List-Id: > Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:23:05 -0400 > Cc: binutils@sourceware.org, siddhesh@gotplt.org, gdb@sourceware.org > From: Simon Marchi > > On 4/11/23 09:29, Nick Clifton via Gdb wrote: > > Hi Eli, > > > >> Thanks. A minor nit: does it have to be a .md file? Can it be a .txt > >> file instead? > > > > Sure - no problem. In fact until you asked I just assumed that .md == .txt. > > But I see no need for any markup capabilities so using .txt files is fine with me. > > FWIW, I like .md files, they read well as just text, but are also > displayed nicely when viewed in contexts like git web views. I don't > see any downsides to using it. The markup gets in the way, unless you use a viewer that supports markdown. But I thought Nick said he didn't intend to use any markup? if so, we are talking plain text anyway, and a .md file name will just mislead.