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Re: Bug#770016: Clarify network access for building packages in main



On Tue, Feb 3, 2015, at 20:21, Bill Allombert wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 03, 2015 at 04:27:56PM +0100, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> > 
> > yeah, I second this version:
> > > +          For packages in the main archive, no required targets
> > > +          may attempt network access.
> > 
> > even if I would prefer something that did not restrict to main, and said
> > something like:
> > 
> >   No packages may rely on network access to be available during the execution
> >   of required targets.
> 
> I have no problem removing the restriction to the main archive.
> (non free is always an exception to policy anyway).
> 
> However as I understand, your wording still allow to use network access
> if it
> is available (which I find dangerous).
> 
> Maybe 
>        The execution of a required target must not attempt network
>        access.
> 
> Henrique, did Lucas answers about the archive rebuild address your
> objections ?

Yes.  We can treat exceptions as... exceptions :-)

-- 
  "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring
  them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond
  where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
  Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org>


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