-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Tom Feiner schrieb: > Hi, > > Patrick Matthäi wrote: >> Hmpf I have got an NACK for my plan from DSA. :< > > How about using debian volatile [0] in order to build geoip-database and > distribute it. This will solve all of the above problems mentioned in this > bug: > > * Users will be able to get newer trusted (debian built) version of the > geoip-database, built from the csv source file. > > * This method will work the entire life cycle of the debian stable/oldstable > release, providing users with a useful and secure way to get their > geoip-databases updated. > > * geoip maintainers will not have to maintain any new way of updating a user > machine (no need for any custom cron scripts, signing or verifying) - all the > users would have to do is add: deb http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile > lenny/volatile main to their sources.list, and they'll get the geoip-database > updates in a secure manner from the debian archives.
At the moment they just have to use backports.org, but I think I will leave the scripts as they are, they are optional. I may add a warning about a potential issue. > > * This method seems to solve the problem for other packages with the same > needs. For example: clamav-data (anti virus database updates), tzdata > (timezone database updates). > > I'll be glad to help/co-maintain the package if it'll help make this happen :) Do you have got some packaging skills? I am maintaing it in svn. > > Regards, > Tom Feiner > > [0] http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-volatile/ > - -- /* Mit freundlichem Gruß / With kind regards, Patrick Matthäi GNU/Linux Debian Developer E-Mail: pmatth...@debian.org patr...@linux-dev.org Comment: Always if we think we are right, we were maybe wrong. */ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkqzQsMACgkQ2XA5inpabMcePgCglYGStrF95iYOqoi9qH2aqzQj kq8AoIAAA/1zWUmLMJQSXYL+G5u6KwH7 =zpZ9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
