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Re: Packages removed from frozen



But we've seen what happens when somebody wants something tagged as a
security risk: there's still embers of the flame war around here.  BAH!
If this weren't so pathetic, I'd be laughing so damn hard I'd probably
hurt myself..

On 9 Feb 2000, Manoj Srivastava wrote:

> >>"Antti-Juhani" == Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho <gaia@iki.fi> writes:
> 
>  Antti-Juhani> Are you seriously saying that Debian should not
>  Antti-Juhani> distribute compilers for other languages than C?  Most
>  Antti-Juhani> compilers are written in the same language that they
>  Antti-Juhani> target.  It is, in fact, a desirable feature of
>  Antti-Juhani> compilers that they can compile themselves.
> 
>         Fine. If we do distribute them, I would like them flagged as
>  potential security risks on the security FAQ, so that people can be
>  aware of teh risks they run when they install a package that depends
>  on a binary copy of itserlf to be compiled.
> 
>         manoj
> -- 
>  falsie salesman, n: Fuller bust man.
> Manoj Srivastava   <srivasta@debian.org>  <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/>
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