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Erik Soderquist wrote:
On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 6:04 PM, Linda Walsh wrote:As for package maintainers needing some specific behavior -- if a backdoor to your system was part of the "base" system, would youIf there is a "back door" in a base package, that is a security failing and needs to be reported and fixed
--- I think you miss the point -- the point would be whether or not you believe you "need" to install and use it "as is", or if considerthat maybe you want a different, "fixed" version? Whether you fix it or someone else does often depends on turn-around time and ease of user building, but I think you answer the question -- you'd
take action to replace the code *rather* than living with it. Hey, I never accused, directly or obliquely, you of not using your head... ;-) -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
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