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Subject: Re: [suse-security] Suggestion to the SuSE security people
From: Roman Drahtmueller (drahtsuse.de)
Date: Thu Oct 05 2000 - 09:17:07 CDT


> Is there any sort of estimated time-line for release, or is it too early
> for that?

No not yet. If we announced something, we'd have to keep to it.
Personally, I like surprises better than vapor ware. For now, "we just
think about it".

> <sarcasm>
> Why would you want to make sure that your products are working before they
> get to the public? After all, isn't that what initial release is for, to
> let the public find and fix the bugs, so that you don't have to pay developers?
> </sarcasm>

I don't dare to smile on that right now.

[...]
> >4) Package signing is an intrinsic value of such a system.
>
> Where can I get the appropriate key? Are you going to use PGP/GPG for
> signing?

Will be on the CDs. And on the web.

[...] (thanks!)

It can't be all wrong if it's fun to do it and it promises to stay like
this in the future. ("Have a lot...")

Thank you.
Roman.

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