[sf-lug] Ubuntu, GPartEd, Bad Luck with Blue Collar Linux-Help! etc.

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Bobbie Sellers (bliss-sf4ever at dslextreme.com):

> Hi again,
>     Great responce two members of the list have already volunteered
> and one provided an alternative download site,
>     <koi.sunnyside.com/tmp/BlueCollar.iso>

You know, Bobbie, a nefarious person wanting to ensnare Linux users
could take a genuine copy of Blue Collar Linux, modify the contents to
trojan it and do other nasty things to users, package it back up as an
ISO, and post a URL to the trojaned version proclaiming it to be
'BlueCollar.iso' .

Now, it's very likely there's nothing wrong with this file (i.e., that
the two members of the mailing list are nice people), but IMO this is
one sort of security exposure anyone downloading software (including
distribution ISOs) ought to be concerned about.