Re: GnuTLS | cli, serv: make it explicit that they are a testing program (!2086)

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Alexander Sosedkin started a new discussion on SECURITY.md: https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/-/merge_requests/2086#note_3198655749

 >  # Which issues are security issues
 >  
 >  A metric we consult to assessing security vulnerabilities is
 > -the [CVSS](https://www.first.org/cvss) metric. Only vulnerabilities
 > +the [CVSS](https://www.first.org/cvss) v3.1 metric. Only vulnerabilities
 >  at the high or critical level are handled with this process. Other
 >  issues are handled with the normal release process.
 >  
 > +Some of the bundled programs, including gnutls-cli and gnutls-serv,
 > +are for testing and diagnostic purposes. Issues reported against those
 > +programs are not treated as a vulnerability.

I'd suggest "reported against those programs and not library proper" or "confined to those programs alone", purely so that it's clear that it's fine to send us reproducers using them.

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