Badware in the partner repository?

[David Overcash]

I believe, at a bare minimum, you can find the base requirements for those
repositories here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ExtensionRepositoryPolicy

That seems to imply a "no-malware" guideline via:
*1.6* The package must not perform any malicious actions.

Cheers,
David

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Scott Kitterman <ubuntu at kitterman.com>wrote:

> On Monday, July 30, 2012 06:58:21 PM Fred . wrote:
> > In 'main' and 'universe' we have strict rules what is allowed.
> > There are lots of criteria that the software must be free open source
> > software.
> >
> > For the 'partner' repository are there any criteria?
> > I don't want to use the 'partner' repository if it means I get get
> > badware or malware.
> >
> > Some software developers and publishers do bad things.
> >
> > Ubisoft Uplay DRM Found To Include a Rootkit
> >
> http://games.slashdot.org/story/12/07/30/1214206/ubisoft-uplay-drm-found-to-
> > include-a-rootkit
> >
> > Are rootkits allowed in the Ubuntu partner repository?
> > How about adware, spyware, phone-home, malware, etc?
> >
> > Many software do undesirable things such as:
> > - Change desktop wallpaper background
> > - Add shortcuts to the desktop
> > - Add unwanted browser addons/extensions/toolbars
> > - Change the web browser startup homepage
> >
> > Are software in the partner repository allowed to tamper with binary
> > Ubuntu system files?
>
> Partner is the Canonical Partner repository.  You'd have to ask someone
> @canonical.com.  Although managed with similar tools, it's not formally
> part
> of Ubuntu.
>
> Scott K
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