Thread: Seriously: don't send users out of Extras without a big warning
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2009-10-12 , 11:22
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#30
Originally Posted by pycage View Post
Aren't the .install files a relic of the old days with lots of different repositories anyway?

The idea behind an .install file (to install application from webbrowser) is good but it should not modify the list of repositories anymore. The system should only accept .install files for repositories that the user has already configured, IMHO.

Agreed... a warning of sorts is triggered on the device when a new repository or catalog needs to be installed. Can this dialogue be changed or can selected dialog be produced if triggered by the catalogs title or source?


No matter what the warning, imho something should be posted here, in a highly visable place, soon... it can always be edited later.

The real danger is if a popular blog posts a link, or copies one of these install files to their site with out regard.
Last edited by YoDude; 2009-10-12 at 11:26.