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Re: Should package removal requests be signed?



On Wednesday 23 October 2002 15:15, Jérôme Marant wrote:
> Hi,
>
>   I was browsing ftp.debian.org bugs about package removal
>   requests and I noticed that most of them are unsigned.
>   Aren't there security issues? What prevents anyone to
>   use the email adress of any developers to ask for the
>   removal of packages?
>
>   Thanks.

What happens if the packaged gets removed?  It will get added back in 
tomorrow.  Plus the removal is handled by a human who presumably checks that 
at least nothing is broken by the removal.



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