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RE: Package review status


> > *Updated* packages are trusted by default.  They can be uploaded w/o
> > review.

Not being funny, but this probably shouldn't be the case. I could easily
spoof some mail headers and get a compromised binary uploaded. I think there
should probably be a more thorough review process than there is for new
packages as well. For example, when I posted the procps packages, did anyone
check the binaries matched with the source code I posted? Did anyone check
that the source code without the Cygwin-specific patch matched the canonical
version? It only takes one mischievous person to ruin Cygwin's reputation.
Sorry to be the harbringer of doom and gloom, but I do agree with what
others have been saying that there has to be a mechanism to trust packagers.

Chris


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