From 033db01b9a5a1e78f395868b37654dd48087026a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Dominik=20Sch=C3=BCrmann?= <dominik@dominikschuermann.de>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 18:45:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Information about system permissions

---
 .../installer/SystemPermissionInstaller.java    | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/SystemPermissionInstaller.java b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/SystemPermissionInstaller.java
index 6ae0bb377..754924c9a 100644
--- a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/SystemPermissionInstaller.java
+++ b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/SystemPermissionInstaller.java
@@ -39,8 +39,21 @@ import android.util.Log;
  * <li>android.permission.DELETE_PACKAGES</li>
  * </ul>
  * <p/>
- * Both permissions are only granted on F-Droid's install when F-Droid itself
- * has been installed as a system-application.
+ * Both permissions are protected by systemOrSignature (in newer versions:
+ * system|signature) and only granted on F-Droid's install in the following
+ * cases:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>On all Android versions if F-Droid is pre-deployed as a
+ * system-application with the Rom</li>
+ * <li>On Android < 4.4 also when moved into /system/app/</li>
+ * <li>On Android >= 4.4 also when moved into /system/priv-app/</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * <p/>
+ * Sources for Android 4.4 change:
+ * https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/android-
+ * security-discuss/r7uL_OEMU5c/LijNHvxeV80J
+ * https://android.googlesource.com/platform
+ * /frameworks/base/+/ccbf84f44c9e6a5ed3c08673614826bb237afc54
  */
 public class SystemPermissionInstaller extends Installer {