Re: [RFC] squelch log4j inquiries

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On 23/12/2021 23:52, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> I wonder if we should do something like this, for limited time like
> a few months or so, so that we have something prominently shown at
> places like https://github.com/git/git/
>
> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  README.md | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git c/README.md w/README.md
> index f6f43e78de..76e99fe5bb 100644
> --- c/README.md
> +++ w/README.md
> @@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
>  unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
>  and full access to internals.
>  
> +No part of Git is written in Java, hence it is not susceptible to
> +the log4j vulnerability that has been causing sensation recently.
> +
>  Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public
>  License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses,
>  compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus

Would it be worth adding a section to the SECURITY.md file that could
cover these 'non-issue' concerns. The README could point to the
non-issue section. Just a thought.

Philip



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