RFC: Adding a SECURITY.md document to the Binutils

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:23:05 -0400
> Cc: binutils@sourceware.org, siddhesh@gotplt.org, gdb@sourceware.org
> From: Simon Marchi <simark@simark.ca>
> 
> 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.