Is Klik safe?

Eberhard Roloff tuxebi at gmx.de
Mon Jul 10 10:39:40 UTC 2006


On Sun, 9 Jul 2006 02:14:06 +0300
"Dotan Cohen" <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 08/07/06, Daniel Carrera <daniel.carrera at zmsl.com> wrote:
> > What do you mean by "safe"?
> >
> > I don't see any problem with it. Yes, I've used it.
> >
I have used it, as well


> 
> I mean, am I running an unusually high risk that I am
> installing malicious software when I install via Klik? I trust
> those who run the apt-get repos because of the peer review,
> but klik apps don't have the same level of peer review.
> 
Apart from this, I peronally do not like the approach that with
klik, any user with ordinary user-rights can now install and use
any software that is available as a klik-packet, provided he or
she has been granted internet access.

regards
Eberhard






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