Re: A place for bo-compiled hamm-packages
fpolacco@icenet.fi (Fabrizio Polacco) writes:
> Paul Seelig wrote:
> >
> > fpolacco@icenet.fi (Fabrizio Polacco) writes:
> >
> > > This is simply the request for a small (and temporary) place to put
> > > packages present on hamm, but recompiled under bo (when possible,
> > > obviously).
> > >
> > That's what i had in mind when i recently suggested the creation of a
> > "user-contrib" section. I'd like to see this as soon as possible.
> >
>
> I've seen your suggestion, and I have to say that I don't agree.
> As others has already explained better than I could do, there are too
> much "perils" in permitting unknown users to upload packages that other
> users will install as root
>
Users uploading packages naturally can't stay anonymous and any
user-contrib section shouldn't be left alone in the wilderness for
security reasons for sure.
> [...]
> I suggested bo-untested, I could even suggest project/bo-unstable or
> libc5-unstable.
>
> But these should be "official" packages, simply recompiled under the
> previous version of Debian, and not "user contributes".
> Although it seems to have the same purpose, it's a completely different
> thing.
>
Sounds perfect to me. Either way i'd like to see some more ongoing
updates support for the 'stable' release. The more official the
better. But will developers care enough to provide libc5 versions of
their packages too?
Thanks for your input, P. *8^)
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