> Of course you can also always compile from source:
> http://ardour.org/building_linux.html

So if the ardour site was hacked then is there not a possibility that the source

code has been compromised too? Is the code signed? 

What I am getting at is that if you install ardour using a root account but the 

version you are installing is maliciously compromised then your system can

become pwned.

I doubt this since if I wanted to own a few systems then I would not leave the

hack evident but Linux is very close to some large exploits due to the nature

of distributed and weakly protected code.

Regards, nick.