[kwlug-disc] More news on ownCloud

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

I don't see a link.

I assume you mean this, which was making the rounds today

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2845072/ubuntu-owncloud-and-a-hidden-dark-side-of-linux-software-repositories.html

On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 6:06 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
> Of course, it isn't just ownCloud. Nobody knows how many other vulnerable
> packages exist in Universe where the packagers have abandoned the software
> and the developers haven't taken the responsible step of requesting its
> removal.
>
> This article seems particularly biased against ownCloud. It neglects to
> mention that the only supported repository is the SUSE build servers (which
> is what I demonstrated in my presentation), and that other people took it
> upon themselves to package it for Ubuntu and then failed to maintain it.
>
> --Bob.
>
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