On Tuesday 23 March 2010 01:00:19 Gary Birkett wrote: > why doesn't HAM allow somebody to use a later provided version from Beniots > own repository? > there would be nothing wrong with leaving everything existing and Beniot > can get what he wants by still offering users the opportunity to add his > own repository and gain later updates and we retain the polished solid > versions available for regular users.
There was some mention of this previously. Basically, the issue is authenticity (package hijacking avoidance, whether intentional or not), and/or generic cross-repository FUBAR avoidance. Imagine what would happen during the Qt4.5 to Qt4.6 transition if we had external repositories containing apps referencing Qt. Regards, Attila _______________________________________________ maemo-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
