Re: Security of packages in official repo

[zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>]

Hi,

On Thu, 26 Nov 2020 at 19:07, Phil <phil@beadling.co.uk> wrote:

> The important point is that the patch is vetted by the members of
> guix-patches@gnu.org mail list.  And I assume packages which appear
> inappropriate for whatever reason are not accepted by members of this
> list?

Anyone can subscribe to guix-patches and discuss the patches.  Give a
look at:

   <http://issues.guix.gnu.org/>

However, a set of restricted people have commit access and so push code
which is compliant with the GNU standards.


> As a workaround it would seem perfectly possible to host a private Guix
> channel with a subset of packages on that have been internally vetted,
> but it would be more in the spirit of Guix to contribute and use the
> official package repo.

Yes, custom Channels [1] is the way to deliver variants.  Well, it is up
to the channel maintainer to set the rules of the very channel; for
instance, provide or not non-free software.  Therefore, the Wild West
could happen to some custom Channels.

1:  <https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/guix.html#Channels>


All the best,
simon