[Aurora-sparc-devel] Location of build 2.98 source rpms? (fwd)

[Dean Anderson]

Any word when these will be available?  Spot, sure you don't need some 
help?

		--Dean

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Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:03:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: Dean Anderson <dean at av8.com>
To: Aurora development <aurora-sparc-devel at lists.auroralinux.org>
Subject: Re: [Aurora-sparc-devel] Location of build 2.98 source rpms? (fwd)

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007, Jima wrote:

> On Tue, 17 Jul 2007, Dean Anderson wrote:
> > Is someone uploading the SRPMS for 2.98 to ibiblio.org?
> 
>   Someone will, I'm sure.

Figured. But glad to have reassurance.

> > Without the genuine source packages, there is no way to verify the
> > integrity of 2.98.  There is no way to do a great deal, in fact. 2.98
> > must be considered completely untrustworthy at present, since it can't
> > be verified as being built from true sources.
> 
>   "Completely untrustworthy" seems a bit strong.  If you don't trust us 
> simply because of a lack of SRPMs, you're putting your trust in the wrong 
> place.

Yes, I agree, it is a bit premature to say that. But it isn't that I
don't trust you personally. What I don't trust (without verification) is
that your computers haven't been compromised, and that trojans haven't
been inserted into your source code, and into your binaries. This has
happened previously, and it's why I check sources, and make sure that
binary RPMs match.

> > I particularly need the kernel source for 2.98. Corona does have a
> > kernel source package, but its a different version. Having different
> > and unverifiable sources for 2.98 really puts me in a bind. Please
> > let me know if this will be fixed soon.
> >
> > Spot et al:  If you don't have the sources (as opposed to have them,
> > but they just haven't been uploaded), please let me know ASAP.
> 
>   As Dennis stated, Spot is in the process of moving about a thousand
> miles.  

Boston?? I'm in Boston. Do you need help? (and I mean I'll help you
carry boxes)

		--Dean

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