problems with 1.6.4 (fwd)

[Linas Vepstas]

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> >I can't understand why you would just go out, grab a package off some
> >random system, and install it as root.  If there haven't been any
> >trojans or worms spread by this, there will be soon.  Get your software
> >from a single source!

rpmfind is a mirror of the standard redhat, suse, etc. shipped/
production rpms.  It also mirrors redhats latest 'unstable' development=20
release ('rawhide', presumably in refernce to the carpet burns from=20
boinking with it.)  There is also a smattering of 'private' rpms built=20
by individuals; presumably, most users are smart enough to not download=20
and install these.  These are presumably as trustworthy as anything we=20
have on the gnucash.org site, which are built by trustworthy
individuals, but how does anyone else know that ??  (Actually, how do I
know that??)

rpmfind is as safe debian: is a redhat employee more trustworthy than a
debian maintainer?  Who knows?

> I have also used rpmfind without problems many times. For gnucash and
> redhat the required libraries are almost never there though.

Use 'rawhide', and then pester redhat to stay current with gnome ??

--linas

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