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Re: If Debian wants to grow, let it grow. Or: King James reading Anarchy FAQ



Previously Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
> * Make sure that every *.deb package carries an "Origin:" field! This is so
>   obvious, and was proposed so many times.

But nobody did it using the correct procedure on debian-policy. If
suggest you do that so this becomes official?

> * Make sure all building tools can use and understand the Origin field.
>   Make dpkg complain if the origin field is missing or broken. Make sure it
>   warns if someone tries to install a non-verificable package or a non-Debian
>   package.

And there we have a bit of a problem: we would need to have gpg support
inside dpkg and a method to collect public keys to verify the origin.
 
> Comments?

Excellent stuff. Try making it happen..


Wichert.

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