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Task #32385

Tone of voice in paragraphs on "Incident Handling" and "Difference between core and extensions"

Added by Choong Wei Tjeng [Netcreators] over 1 year ago. Updated about 1 year ago.

Status:Closed Start date:2011-12-08
Priority:Should have Due date:
Assignee:Michael Schams % Done:

90%

Category:-
Target version:1.0.1
Votes: 0

Description

Under Incident Handling->TYPO3 Extensions, there is a bulletpoint list of things that can happen when a flaw is discovered in an extension. The list starts with the least feasible possibility, and goes on to the best case scenario. This leaves a negative impression in the mind of the reader. I can imagine that it might be possible that in most cases, developers fail to respond. Still, I think that the order should be reversed to start with the most positive case: "the developer responds and delivers a fix".

Under General Information->Difference between core and extensions: "Since everybody can submit extensions to the TER, the code quality varies greatly. Some extensions show a very high level of code quality, while others have been written by amateurs. Most of the known security issues in TYPO3 have been found in these extensions, which are not part of the core system. Therefore, this does not imply that TYPO3 is insecure in general. It is possible, that none of these issues are related to TYPO3 itself but have been found in extensions."

I think the bold sentences put too much emphasis on vulnability of extensions. It is probably true that there are more vulnerabilities found in extensions than in the core, and I agree that the reader should be made aware of that fact. But even without the bold part, this message is conveyed. In my opinion the bold part is too defensive and sounds a bit like "hey, dont look at us, it's those amateur extension writers who are the bad guys!"

History

Updated by Michael Schams over 1 year ago

  • Status changed from New to Accepted
  • Assignee set to Michael Schams
  • Target version set to 1.1.0

First issue:

Under Incident Handling->TYPO3 Extensions, reverse order of list and start with the most positive case ("the developer responds and delivers a fix").

Yes, I agree - this makes sense.

Second issue:

Under General Information->Difference between core and extensions, "...amateur extension developers are the bad guys!"

separated from this ticket and moved to a new ticket #32389

Updated by Michael Schams over 1 year ago

  • Status changed from Accepted to Resolved
  • Target version changed from 1.1.0 to 1.0.1
  • % Done changed from 0 to 90

Incident Handling -> TYPO3 Extensions: order of list reversed

Updated by Chris topher about 1 year ago

  • Status changed from Resolved to Closed

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