Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 08:09:38 +0000 (UTC) From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> To: Chris <portmaster@bsdforge.com> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [HEADSUP] Deprecation of the ftp support in pkg Message-ID: <c93d717c-a62e-44ab-b5bf-f109810d65c4@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <d284c4d5d415fc17d3d7fbed354ddc77@bsdforge.com> References: <20220120142519.a5juoe75oppmnyby@aniel.nours.eu> <f1aca07d3cedd30b9a1df6624e950ffb@bsdforge.com> <e10f85c4-ed28-4475-bcbf-d4e572a6b954@FreeBSD.org> <d284c4d5d415fc17d3d7fbed354ddc77@bsdforge.com>
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22 janv. 2022 08:47:57 Chris <portmaster@bsdforge.com>: > On 2022-01-21 23:31, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: >> 22 janv. 2022 08:25:47 Chris <portmaster@bsdforge.com>: >> On 2022-01-20 06:25, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: >>>> Hello everyone, >>>> We plan to remove the support for fetching packages over ftp for the next >>>> releases of pkg (probably 1.18) >>> Must be a stupid question. But I'll ask anyway; Why the effort to start removing transports? >> Because maintaining ftp has a cost, number of line of code, user support etc. >> if you have a strong reason to use ftp which >>>> cannot be fixed by switching to any other supported protocols like ssh or http, >>>> please do share. >>> Local repos. >>> ftp(1) is cheap. Other transports are (usually) more expensive. >>> > Thanks for taking the time to reply. > >> ssh which is supported is as cheap if not cheaper. > Technically that's incorrect. But as I see you've also rejected 2 other requests. It's > clear that this topic is not actually up for debate. So I'll say no more on the subject. >> Bapt > -- Chris It is up for debate, I have been told we need something in base to which I replied ssh is in base, so fill that requirement, you have said it is cheap no explaining what you call cheap, I say ssh is cheap as well as in not more complicated to configure, provide a path and here we are. You asked the reason for the removal I explained them, if ftp was free of cost I won t care about keeping it. So up to now noone gave an detailed argument in favour of ftp, which ssh or other transport cannot provide as well. Bapt
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