Re:I hope we don't end up like the Windows peasant
Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on January 18, 2007 03:49 AM
That is why you should be able to extract packages without installing them. Then you can look at it, and scan it, etc.
That is why packages should be able to be digitally signed.
That is why packages should contain metadata about licenses, so you are sure to only install software with FSF-approved and OSI-compliant software licenses.
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Re:I hope we don't end up like the Windows peasant
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on January 18, 2007 03:49 AMThat is why packages should be able to be digitally signed.
That is why packages should contain metadata about licenses, so you are sure to only install software with FSF-approved and OSI-compliant software licenses.
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