[MacPorts] howto/SyncingWithSVN modified

[Jeremy Lavergne]

> Is SSL necessary for end users syncing their local checkouts in a
> read-only operation, for committers submitting revisions, or for both?
> I could see benefits to ensuring commit operations are secure, but
> have doubts about checkouts.
> Encoding and decoding data burns CPU cycles and in turn watts; if the
> data transferred in a checkout operation is neither private nor
> sensitive, is the increased energy cost justified?

I wouldn't want someone manipulating the portfiles going into port, a program that runs as root.

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