[Distutils] [Python-Dev] Adventures with x64, VS7 and VS8 on Windows

[Kristján Valur Jónsson]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Martin v. Löwis" [mailto:martin at v.loewis.de]
> >
> > Yes, I am aware of that. But the signature makes a man-in-the-middle
> > attack harder.
>
> Sure. However, I think that this protection against an unlikely
> scenario
> cannot outweigh the main problem of code signing: that people get a
> false sense of security. And trust (sic) me: they do.
>
Us trying to lecture MS on software security is pointless.
The current install will give users a sense of insecurity, false or otherwise.

Kristjan