Karna@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoArch Linux AUR Under Another Wave Of Malicious Packages, Package Adoptions Haltedwww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: linux@sh.itjust.works
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minus-squareiusemybrain@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoit’s not managing, as you seem to imply, it’s just hosting. Arch hosts the AUR repository, the maintenance of the packages is on the developers who developed the package. If someone sneaks in spyware or malware inside the makepkg, that isn’t arch’s fault, that’s the maintainers fault of the makepkg.
it’s not managing, as you seem to imply, it’s just hosting.
Arch hosts the AUR repository, the maintenance of the packages is on the developers who developed the package.
If someone sneaks in spyware or malware inside the makepkg, that isn’t arch’s fault, that’s the maintainers fault of the makepkg.