From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: package.el + DVCS for security and convenience Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:19:11 -0500 Message-ID: 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> <87k3s78hsc.fsf@lifelogs.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1356761958 20875 80.91.229.3 (29 Dec 2012 06:19:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 06:19:18 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Dec 29 07:19:34 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 1Topld-00027I-8R for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 29 Dec 2012 07:19:33 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41189 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ToplO-0000Md-ES for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:19:18 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:38440) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ToplK-0000MY-Vm for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:19:16 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ToplK-0005MP-14 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:19:14 -0500 Original-Received: from pruche.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.22]:50381) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ToplJ-0005MF-Tq for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:19:13 -0500 Original-Received: from fmsmemgm.homelinux.net (lechon.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.27.242]) by pruche.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id qBT6J94b003162; Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:19:10 -0500 Original-Received: by fmsmemgm.homelinux.net (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 62259AE038; Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:19:11 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <87k3s78hsc.fsf@lifelogs.com> (Ted Zlatanov's message of "Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:46:27 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Flag: NO X-NAI-Spam-Threshold: 5 X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 1 Rules triggered RV4445=0 X-NAI-Spam-Version: 2.2.0.9309 : core <4445> : streams <882714> : uri <1306243> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 132.204.246.22 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:155975 Archived-At: > The problem then is how to verify GPG signatures, Easy: pass them to GPG. > especially if GnuPG is not installed. Then don't check. If the user wants to check his packages, she'll have to install GPG, which AFAIK is not harder than installing Emacs. Stefan