[packagekit] FOSScamp discussion notes

Klaus Kaempf kkaempf at suse.de
Fri May 23 02:40:47 PDT 2008


* Sebastian Heinlein <glatzor at ubuntu.com> [May 23. 2008 11:30]:
> 
> Allowing to easily add third party repositories and install third party
> software without a certification infrastructure is like opening the
> gates to hell. Most user just don't have got the technical understanding
> to handle this well.

Fully agreed. The current 'certification infrastructure' is repo
signing and accepting its keys when adding the repository. This might
not be sufficient.

Security is the natural enemy of usability ;-)

Klaus



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