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Not much, just that Ubuntu hosts the PPAs themselves, and it's much easier to add them than it is to add individual repos.
by mahouse 12y ago
Not much, just that Ubuntu hosts the PPAs themselves, and it's much easier to add them than it is to add individual repos.
- josinalvo 12y agoIsn't it the case that ubuntu compiles the packages themselves ? This offers a measure of security agains malicious binaries ...
- alphapapa 12y agoNo, individuals can upload binary packages to PPAs. Even if Launchpad builds the binary package, Ubuntu does not review packages' content. The trust model for PPAs requires users to trust PPA owners, not Ubuntu.
- theandrewbailey 12y agoBut isn't the point of PPAs is that Ubuntu doesn't host them?
- mahouse 12y agoNo, the point is that they are outside the normal repositories, which require testing by the Ubuntu developers, bureaucracy, etc