21 Nov
2012
21 Nov
'12
8:14 a.m.
[2012-11-20 23:07:28 -0800] Jesus Alvarez:
On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 04:39:53PM +1100, Gaetan Bisson wrote:
Having your personal repository in open access is great!
Does that mean not PGP signed?
No, it means making the repository publicly accessible, as opposed to keeping it on a private server. This is independent from whether or not you sign packages - which of course you should.
I would just additionally recommend putting a short banner at the root of your repository to act both as a short howto and legal statement; here is mine for instance:
I do this with an index.html file. For example,
Even better.
Is there some special meaning to 00.README.TXT? Does pacman pick that up and display it in the terminal?
No; it's just catchy. :) -- Gaetan