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Arch Linux Now Believes Malware Incident Under Control: More Than 1,500 Affected Packages (www.phoronix.com)
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[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I’m not saying it wasn’t safe, it’s just perhaps not quite as safe as some of the other ones.

[–] med@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

What sort of standards are these packages built to?

[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 6 points 5 days ago

Well, the packages are not supposed contain malware for a start.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

For the AUR I think anything goes.

[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 5 points 5 days ago

Well, cardboard’s out.