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: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:11:09 -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> <87ehi65uv4.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87hamxndc7.fsf@lifelogs.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1357323079 9275 80.91.229.3 (4 Jan 2013 18:11:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 18:11:19 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jan 04 19:11:32 2013 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 1TrBjt-0002xT-9s for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:11:29 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:39279 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TrBje-0004b4-0D for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:11:14 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:42422) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TrBjb-0004a6-Df for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:11:12 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TrBja-0001Aq-IU for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:11:11 -0500 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.182]:1894) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TrBja-0001Ah-Eb for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:11:10 -0500 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AtkGAG6Zu09FxK5W/2dsb2JhbABEgXuyFoEIghUBAQQBVigLCzQSFBgNiEAFugmNJoMeA4hCmnGBWIMH X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.75,637,1330923600"; d="scan'208";a="211409129" Original-Received: from 69-196-174-86.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO fmsmemgm.homelinux.net) ([69.196.174.86]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP/TLS/ADH-AES256-SHA; 04 Jan 2013 13:11:09 -0500 Original-Received: by fmsmemgm.homelinux.net (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 934CBAE6AB; Fri, 4 Jan 2013 13:11:09 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <87hamxndc7.fsf@lifelogs.com> (Ted Zlatanov's message of "Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:05:12 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 206.248.154.182 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:156083 Archived-At: > Now, since everyone but Xue Fuqiao has told me that tying package.el to > the DVCS is a bad idea, we need to decide how these signatures will be > stored in the ELPA, and how they can fit into the existing ELPA > structure. Nic Ferrier's proposal of a "key package" seems workable; > that package can be signed with the GNU ELPA maintainer's public key to > bootstrap the rest of the process. The signatures should be added to the `archive-contents' file. Stefan