On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:51:20 +0100, Joris Huizer
<jorishuizer@planet.nl> wrote:
you may see this as some problem:
"Isn't running stuff off the net a security risk?
Isn't that where you get your software from anyway? Zero Install
automatically performs a number of checks for you (such as checking MD5
sums and GPG signatures), and since it doesn't run any of the remote
code as root, you can try software out safely as a 'guest' user. Once
downloaded, the programs are run from the cache, without even checking
the original sites for updates (you have to tell it to update manually)."
That means: no security updates or whatever I guess
right. this problem is part and parcel of all gnu/linux "bundled
application" solutions that are available atm iirc. no? a trade-off
of less security for greater ease of use by the enduser.
the upside seems to be that the end-user is less likely to fubar the
whole os if they zero install some malware since the zero install
system says it confines all activity to user space. am i
understanding this correctly?
peace,
david