Thoughts and Questions On Yum, Up2Date. Etc.

William Hooper whooperhsd3 at earthlink.net
Thu May 20 23:33:30 UTC 2004


billg said:
> Isn't the salient point of Windows Update the fact that the updates are
> always pulled down from a server controlled by Microsoft? The user can't
> point the update tool willy-nilly at unvetted sites.  That alone is a
> Good Thing.  The fact that it is packaged as an easy-to-use web page is
> gratis.

I don't see where keeping them on one page gives any advantage of just
checking the GPG signature before you install the package (which up2date
does by default).

> If Linux ever becomes popular enough to warrant attention by the same
> folks currently targetting Windows, then allowing users to mix-and-match
> the repositories from which they pull their updates is a wonderful way to
> spread viruses, worms and all the rest.

Only if the "viruses, worms, and all the rest" are signed by a key you
trust.  Now if you go importing keys from people that would spread the
above you have another whole set of problems.

-- 
William Hooper





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