Hi,
while I'm actually in favor of adding this package because it makes it a lot
easier to obtain a trustpath to the backports.org repo, which is important
to our users, it's not true that there isnt a documented trusted path to
install the key.
It's documented here:
On Saturday 28 June 2008 02:48, Holger Levsen wrote:
It's documented here:
http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Etch/HowTo/Administration#head-136bb7e75e07e8b6463e6b30761ac51776c5c27d
now also with the correct order of commands :-)
regards,
Holger (see, it ain't easy :-D
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:39:36AM +1000, Brian May wrote:
Luk Claes wrote:
apt-get install debian-backports-keyring
or
gpg --keyserver hkp://subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 16BA136C
gpg --export | apt-key add -
This involves 3 separate commands, and modifies files under
/root/.gnupg/
On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 01:08:30PM -0500, Adam Majer wrote:
Certainly, the backports.org keyring is useful to some people, *but* it is,
1. not free software
I don't think there's a legal basis to claim copyright on a blob of random
bytes generated by a program. Who's the copyright
Hi,
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 01:38:07PM -0400, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote:
But backports.org is still unofficial.
so what? Its unofficial, but still its of great use for the most Debian
users.
If it were permitted, then what
would happen when other unofficial repository maintainers want to
Patrick Schoenfeld wrote:
In my humble opinion they should be allowed to be packaged as if they
are normal packages. Don't get me wrong, but Debian is a distribution,
so what we basically do is pack up things that are worth distributing
and distribute them. This way Debian users can benefit
Adam Majer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If backports.org keyring get distributed, then I would argue it allows
others, non-software data to be packaged as well. For example, some free
anime movies, or the Gutenberg project packages.
Debian is for *free software* (and some non-free) and stuff
Robert Millan wrote:
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 03:52:12PM +0200, Alexander Wirt wrote:
I'm still not that sure if its a good idea to add a non-offical debian repo
keyring into the archive... But I let the decision to the ftp-masters..
Well, currently a problem is the only way to get a trusted
On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 10:34:15PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote:
Robert Millan wrote:
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 03:52:12PM +0200, Alexander Wirt wrote:
I'm still not that sure if its a good idea to add a non-offical debian repo
keyring into the archive... But I let the decision to the ftp-masters..
Adam Majer wrote:
Certainly, the backports.org keyring is useful to some people, *but* it is,
1. not free software
Presumably the following packages would never have made it into Debian
if a public key didn't comply with the DFSG.
debian-archive-keyring - GnuPG archive keys of the
Luk Claes wrote:
apt-get install debian-backports-keyring
or
gpg --keyserver hkp://subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 16BA136C
gpg --export | apt-key add -
This involves 3 separate commands, and modifies files under
/root/.gnupg/ at the same time. Seems overly complicated, especially for
reopen 480478
retitle 480478 ITP: debian-backports-keyring -- GnuPG archive key of the
backports.org repository
reassign 480478 wnpp
thanks
* Package name: debian-backports-keyring
* URL :
http://backports.org/debian/pool/main/d/debian-backports-keyring/
* License :
Robert Millan schrieb am Saturday, den 21. June 2008:
reopen 480478
retitle 480478 ITP: debian-backports-keyring -- GnuPG archive key of the
backports.org repository
reassign 480478 wnpp
thanks
* Package name: debian-backports-keyring
* URL :
Hi,
On Saturday 21 June 2008 15:52, Alexander Wirt wrote:
I'm still not that sure if its a good idea to add a non-offical debian repo
keyring into the archive...
Nobody is forced to install it?!
And AFAICS we regulary recommend backports.org to users, who need newer
software. So I think it
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 07:34:59PM +0200, Holger Levsen wrote:
Hi,
On Saturday 21 June 2008 15:52, Alexander Wirt wrote:
I'm still not that sure if its a good idea to add a non-offical debian repo
keyring into the archive...
Nobody is forced to install it?!
And AFAICS we regulary
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 07:34:59PM +0200, Holger Levsen wrote:
Hi,
On Saturday 21 June 2008 15:52, Alexander Wirt wrote:
I'm still not that sure if its a good idea to add a non-offical debian
repo
keyring into the archive...
Nobody is forced to install it?!
And AFAICS
On Saturday 21 June 2008 11:38:07 Roberto C. Sánchez wrote:
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 07:34:59PM +0200, Holger Levsen wrote:
Hi,
On Saturday 21 June 2008 15:52, Alexander Wirt wrote:
I'm still not that sure if its a good idea to add a non-offical
debian repo keyring into the archive...
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 03:52:12PM +0200, Alexander Wirt wrote:
I'm still not that sure if its a good idea to add a non-offical debian repo
keyring into the archive... But I let the decision to the ftp-masters..
Well, currently a problem is the only way to get a trusted path to the bpo
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