Re: Bug#405997: should executables be permitted to update themselves?
Hi,
On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:19:24 -0500, Jamin W Collins
<jcollins@asgardsrealm.net> said:
> And if the user selected Debian for its software guidelines? Don't
> you feel it's a little disingenuous for them to install an
> application that is DFSG free only to have it upgrade itself to a
> non-DFSG free version?
Then the said user should make sure they don't do this. The
package seems to be providing an individual user on the system an
option to use a more recent version of the package themselves,
privately, without affecting the rest of the users.
I think it would be wrong for policy to try and restrict user
choices, or to make it harder than usual for them do download stuff
into their home directory.
manoj
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