Re: dpkg feature implementation

Felipe Sateler <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.curiosa
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Tue, 2010-01-05 at 17:01 -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: 
> On Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 06:59:40PM +0530, dE . wrote:
> > > Sorry, running stuff to install things is the hardest part. Because it
> > > requires very hard checks that it will only install stuff and not do
> > > evil things or allow installing stuff as user (and then having all the
> > > hassle to move things manually to their final place).
> 
> > That is a disadvantage, but following the advantages, the security
> > part is acceptable.
> 
> It sounds like you are saying that it's acceptable to compromise security in
> order to make it easier for end users to install software.
> 
> Over my dead body.

I'd rather people retire rather than die.


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Saludos,
Felipe Sateler
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