On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:39:22 +0400
Kirill S. Palagin wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of NoOp
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:02 AM
> >
> > However, the problem, as I see it, would be that every mirror 
> > would then also require a CA.
> 
> We need to sign our code, not validate the server providing download,
> so mirrors do not need certs (in the same way as Firefox and
> Thunderbird installers are signed).
> 

An example of how secure FOSS code can be:
http://lwn.net/Articles/57135/

All you need do then is ensure that you have a good mirror. Trouble is
it still doesn't stop Vista complaining.

-- 
Michael
Linux: The OS people choose without $200,000,000 of persuasion.

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