On Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:02:24 -0700, Kevin Fenzi wrote: > On Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:24:05 +0100 > Till Maas <opensource@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> You propose that the repo should be enabled by default if the package >> is installed. I don't like this. This make it a lot easier to break a >> system with Rawhide, if one installs the repo file, e.g. only to be >> able to easily download the src.rpm files with yumdownloader or to >> query it with repoquery, but not to actually install the unsigned >> packages from it. > > How many folks do this? I suppose this is a downside... we could also > ship it with default disabled, so you would need to install and then > enable it. What makes you think these same users won't then also edit and enable rawhide at this point? It's not much of a stretch to think these seemingly innocent users might see this "rawhide" package, install, and then also enable it; in fact, ISTM, a package that they don't have that promises some type of newest whizbang gadgets that they're missing out on might entice more of this class of user. :( Might I suggest: $ chattr +i /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-rawhide.repo just kidding, well, half-kidding :) -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
