Re: [Tuxpaint-users] Tux Typing 'infected'? (Was re: PROBLEMS IN PRINTING)

[David B. <dav...@gm...>]

Hi Paula,

> On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 03:27:48PM -0400, Paula McKaig wrote:
>>    Bill,  are you also involved in Tux Type?
>>    However, my laptop won't let me download it...says it's infected!

What do you mean by "says it's infected"?  Is it just complaining
because alioth uses self-signed certificates, or is there an actual
malware scan picking something up?

Also, where are you getting TuxType from?  Our official site is
http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org.  I also maintain the tuxtype
packages available at http://sourceforge.net. I can voudh that these
packages are clean.  They aren't even built on a Windows machine - I'm
pretty sure my Debian computer isn't harboring any Windows malware.

Out of curiosity, I have done searches for "tuxmath" and "tuxtype" on
Google and found hits from some dodge-looking download sites.  I
wouldn't be surprised if somewhere in the world there are shady
characters bundling malware into packages with our name on them.  But
if you get tuxtype from our official site, you have nothing to worry
about.

Please let me know more about the worrysome message you are getting.

Sincerely,

David Bruce