Michael Meskes dijo [Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 04:58:04PM +0100]: > Can't we treat a .deb file like a container in the sense that it may > include additional source if needed? I'd very much like this. > > I know that this does create some problems for us, e.g. on the security > side, but the alternative is, as you mentioned, manually installed > software and that surely is worse.
Dunno. As a sysadmin, I know I can trust that most of my system is OK if I just apt update / apt upgrade every so often. And I know the maybe five to ten software packages I have hand-installed. I know I must be aware of their alerts and whatnot. I know that being a 15-year DD does not make me the average sysadmin. But that's one of Debian core values to sysadmins. I guess I'm not the only one appreciating that.
