[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS-user] Referencias de GRASS 6.3.0 nativo para MS-Windows

[Glynn Clements]

Michael Barton wrote:

> Along these lines, it might be worth thinking about a bit of a  
> different model for open source disclaimers. They generally say if  
> prominent type that 'hey, you're on your own with this; we're not  
> responsible for anything'. I wonder if we could have some kind of a  
> 'certified malware free' sticker for things acquired from the official  
> OSGeo site?

Who is going to perform that certification?

GRASS' dependency tree is pretty substantial, particularly when you
look at e.g. GDAL and ffmpeg. Is someone going to analyse all of those
dependencies? What if the OSGeo server subsequently gets compromised?

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>