[Python-checkins] devguide: Include Benjamin's reminder to fix hard failing tests in security branches.

[ned.deily]

https://hg.python.org/devguide/rev/20bde416f0d2
changeset:   779:20bde416f0d2
user:        Ned Deily <nad at python.org>
date:        Thu Jan 07 01:38:28 2016 -0500
summary:
  Include Benjamin's reminder to fix hard failing tests in security branches.

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 by attackers such as crashes, privilege escalation and, optionally, other
 issues such as denial of service attacks.  Any other changes are
 **not** considered a security risk and thus not backported to a security branch.
+You should also consider fixing hard-failing tests in open security branches
+since it is important to be able to run the tests successfully before releasing.
 
 Commits to security branches are to be coordinated with the release manager
 for the corresponding feature version, as listed below in the Summary_.

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Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/devguide