From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Bastien Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: package.el + DVCS for security and convenience Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:55:33 +0100 Message-ID: <87r4mftxru.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> References: <8738zf70ep.fsf@riseup.net> <871uejlbm1.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87obhmzl2f.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <20121222141742.7494b429fe36e5ccef50cf6f@gmail.com> <87d2y2w9j5.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <87wqwas0gr.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <87d2y2p6d7.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <87sj6xg9p2.fsf_-_@lifelogs.com> <87sj6v8vd2.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1356353740 8193 80.91.229.3 (24 Dec 2012 12:55:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:55:40 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Nic Ferrier Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Dec 24 13:55:55 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Tn7ZR-0003mD-OS for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:55:53 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41069 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tn7ZD-0002vG-Jg for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:55:39 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:39469) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tn7ZA-0002v4-L1 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:55:37 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tn7Z8-0000Hq-HC for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:55:36 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-we0-f174.google.com ([74.125.82.174]:52292) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tn7Z8-0000Hj-BI for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:55:34 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-we0-f174.google.com with SMTP id x10so3267392wey.19 for ; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 04:55:33 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:sender:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:references :user-agent:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type; bh=Qo3K16qNHq7GfYprO00ATLxU94acqwptK1ceDE+4z8A=; b=w0aFKNnO8dcoA8mC9cL0nSDgcPGhotxR52JYDMmFz3Ons6Kb+hM7iqBMkHjfHAAvWF kUTNdWHmG0rAfW3K3b5CdJ3jty0ZkOAK+57awAPSQZpoXvsw+/a0xRS0fZHqx6yjUYTm nJgTA+4EouFjsDyU99zELkoBnJFqOhtI3DNxjU9JMx2nOqmKEShylOFGTpDCB/XLEk9F 5sPfh1G6ETRjDgEc0KFg7E8AxKCNWZOH8W+Chh7+vgjrZ19OGNyhSDtfJU5g6QTWpMGI 2yCLqNqasLBsPO6hw76iv++JIx7tw9TqcmC21vmf03OxqC8KY5RAY2xl48SUarsXDwcO STxw== X-Received: by 10.180.8.130 with SMTP id r2mr27613777wia.28.1356353733521; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 04:55:33 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from bzg.localdomain (mar75-2-81-56-68-112.fbx.proxad.net. [81.56.68.112]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id eo10sm33067421wib.9.2012.12.24.04.55.31 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 24 Dec 2012 04:55:32 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by bzg.localdomain (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 935C91C206DD; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:55:33 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: <87sj6v8vd2.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> (Nic Ferrier's message of "Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:53:13 +0000") User-Agent: Gnus/5.130006 (Ma Gnus v0.6) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 74.125.82.174 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:155847 Archived-At: Hi Nic, Nic Ferrier writes: > Ted Zlatanov writes: > >> I propose to require signatures for ELPA packages and make package.el >> aware of signatures: > > Requiring signatures would be VERY bad at this stage because you would > break all the repositories that people get code from that do not support > signing. I may be wrong but I think Ted's suggestion is not for all repository but for GNU ELPA, in which case I think it makes sense. -- Bastien