Sujet : Re: Linux advocacy
De : ldo (at) *nospam* nz.invalid (Lawrence D'Oliveiro)
Groupes : comp.os.linux.advocacyDate : 04. Oct 2024, 00:12:37
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On Mon, 30 Sep 2024 20:24:24 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
There's nothing wrong with signing software if you want to limit the
damage of malware.
The Linux distros manage this by signing the distribution packages, not
the installed binaries. Also they make it easy for users to add third-
party signing keys (and repos) to the package-installation system.
In short, there are ways to do it that are not actively hostile to Open
Source.
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