Re: Deskbar Applet, NewStuffManager, 2.16, Installing New Plug-Ins, AutoUpdate, etc.

["Corey Burger" <corey burger gmail com>]

On 7/31/06, Steve Frécinaux <nudrema gmail com> wrote:
> Nigel Tao wrote:
> >> > You mean running untrusted code from the Web?
> >>
> >> Nigel said it would be possible to secure it a bit using GPG keys.
> >> Maybe this kind of signing should be made a requirement.
> >
> > Well, should signing be necessary and/or sufficient, and who makes
> > that decision?
>
> I'm not really aware of the gpg stuff, but I've heard of debian
> developpers signing packages this way, relying on the thrust level of
> the key. Someone to confirm/say I'm a big liar ?

I assume you mean trust level, but yes, you are correct. It is called
Secure Apt and the details of it can be seen here:
http://wiki.debian.org/SecureApt

Corey