[aur-general] AUR airvpn-portable changes files in userfolders, DO NOT INSTALL

[Borja Ruiz]

+1 for quick deletion. No further questions.

Wed, 30-03-2016 a las 17:59 +0200, stefan-husmann at t-online.de wrote:
> -----Original-Nachricht-----
> Betreff: Re: [aur-general] AUR airvpn-portable changes files in userfolders,
> DO NOT INSTALL
> Datum: 2016-03-30T17:13:15+0200
> Von: "William Di Luigi" <williamdiluigi at gmail.com>
> An: "Discussion about the Arch User Repository (AUR)" <aur-general at archlinux.o
> rg>
> 
> But is deleting the package really the best route? Why not let the
> maintainer know and let them fix the package? This is not a virus isn't it?
> 
I would consider such anti-pattern as a virus, as it could potentially
overwrite/destroy data out of pkg manager domain. Think about production
environments. This is unacceptable.

> --
> The maintainer has some other packages for airvpn which do not try to be
> "portable" in the MS-Windows manner.
> 
> AUR packages may not change the users' HOME directories, that is the rule. 1+
> for quick deletion.
> 
> Best Regards
> Stefan
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