Jim Walker wrote: > John Sonnenschein wrote: >> It's one thing if someone makes a mistake and accidentally breaks things, >> even security things, it's another thing if we institutionalize and automate >> the ability to upload malware. Even debian/unstable hasn't done that. Do we >> /really/ want to be the first to have viruses in our blessed repos? > > We can update the language relative to source code, but it's a big jump to > imply we are opening the doors to malware. > > All the packages going into /contrib and /pending go through review by > the community, which on it's own, provides a big filter.
I tend to agree, especially since the Website Terms of Use specifically forbid anything. Anytime you provide a place to submit materials, whether it's an ftp directory, an attachment to a bugzilla entry, or yes, even a package repository -- you could potentially be distributing bad material. I really wouldn't worry about this too much as the review process should weed this out. -- Shawn Walker _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
