So many formats, So few packages

[Daniel J. Luke]

On Apr 7, 2011, at 3:12 PM, Bayard Bell wrote:
> 
> On 7 Apr 2011, at 19:43, Daniel J. Luke wrote:
>> On Apr 7, 2011, at 2:31 PM, Bayard Bell wrote:
>>> 
>>> At the risk of being a broken record, this doesn't solve MITM, which is a substantial problem in the current architecture.
>> 
>> I presume you mean the current 'download and use archives' architecture?
>> 
>> You do realize that this is also not a solved problem with the current system (the portfiles aren't signed ...), right?
> 
> I sent an e-mail laying that out quite recently and have escalated it through appropriate channels, who accept that the problem also needs to be fixed for non-binary distribution.

you going to solve the halting problem too, while you're at it?
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Daniel J. Luke                                                                   
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