"Download & Install" vs "Repositories & Synaptic" and the need for a new URI [Was: Re: Going forward [Re: Automatix?]]

[Jason Taylor]

On 4/1/06, Chanchao <custom at freenet.de> wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-03-31 at 21:43 +0100, Tristan Wibberley wrote:
>
> > I think such a click install thing should be able to just select
> > packages from pre-configured repositories, and should be able to
> > *request* temporary addition of repositories, with the client giving a
> > *big* fat warning for new packages to be installed, and an even
> > *bigger*, *fatter* warning for packages being replaced that were
> > initially installed from a repository with a different signature.
>
> Yes, or not allow it at all. Chances are that whatever the app is, it's
> in the usual repositories.  Just a link that points to it from a website
> is enough IMHO. It should not make things less secure.

Yes we are NOT talking about opening another way of installing
software here just making whats already avalible a bit quicker/useful