2009/4/6 xyne <x...@archlinux.ca>: > I don't agree with that reasoning. Even though there are warnings and the > user has to enable the community repo him-/herself, there is still a > reasonable expectation of package quality which leads to a base level of > trust for community packages. The same cannot be said for the AUR which, by > your reasoning, should elicit the same level of confidence as the community > repo or perhaps even more because the user builds the packages him-/herself. > Even if the community repo is run by "community users", the selection of > those users strives to ensure certain minimal standards that warrant the > trust of those who use the repo, even if it may not be as rigorous as the > selection of those charged with the maintenance of the core and extra repos. >
AFAIK, [community] is enabled by default on new Arch installs. -- Abhishek
