Add note about backports

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Andrew David Wong 2021-08-10 00:37:00 -07:00
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@ -752,6 +752,11 @@ equipped to fix the bug. You should file a bug report in *that* project's issue
tracker instead. Not only will you be helping all other affected Qubes users, tracker instead. Not only will you be helping all other affected Qubes users,
you'll also be helping *all* downstream users of that software! you'll also be helping *all* downstream users of that software!
(Note: If you're wondering about cases in which a bug has already been fixed
upstream but hasn't yet arrived in your Qubes OS release, please see
[backports](/doc/issue-tracking/#backports). These are *not* cases in which an
issue is closed as "not our bug.")
### Is the I/O emulation component (QEMU) part of the Trusted Computing Base (TCB)? ### Is the I/O emulation component (QEMU) part of the Trusted Computing Base (TCB)?
No. Unlike many other virtualization systems, Qubes takes special effort to keep QEMU _outside_ of the TCB. No. Unlike many other virtualization systems, Qubes takes special effort to keep QEMU _outside_ of the TCB.