[arch-general] Package signing

[Ng Oon-Ee]

On Wed, 2010-04-28 at 23:56 +1000, Allan McRae wrote:
> On 28/04/10 23:52, Ng Oon-Ee wrote:
> > On Wed, 2010-04-28 at 23:39 +1000, Allan McRae wrote:
> >> On 28/04/10 23:32, Aleksis Jauntēvs wrote:
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> The idea is to implement package signing for Arch similar to rpm GPG package
> >>> signing.
> >>
> >> Good to see someone interested in this.
> >
> > Yes, the monthly forum threads were a bit tiring.
> >
> > I wonder what the need would be like for testers. And what testers would
> > actually do (try and break stuff?).
> 
> The need for testers usually occurs after implementation! :)
> 
Well, it does seem like a multi-part project, so I'm sure even before a
total implementation there would be bits and pieces to test
(functionality in pacman, for example, that nobody would use because the
rest of the supporting cast isn't there yet).