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Re: [PLUG] trusting linux packages
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Once Linux becomes more mainstream and non-techie people demand more,
this scenario is much more likely to happen. Imagine what will happen
when people can't get what they want from the central repositories. I
don't think most people will consider the security issues and will
simply add new repositories under the instructions of some odd website.
This could lead to a rash of malware under Linux.
Chad Waters wrote:
> http://theravingrick.blogspot.com/2009/12/and-so-it-begins.html
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> Someone uploaded a malicious script hidden in a deb purported to be a
> screensaver at gnome-look.org
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> Its a different scenario, but this is why I cringe when I see a
> sources.list with 10 random unofficial repositories.
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