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Date:      Tue, 13 Dec 2022 19:05:19 -0800 (PST)
From:      Roger Marquis <marquis@roble.com>
To:        Xin LI <delphij@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: lang/rust is super slow to buildZ
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On Tue, 13 Dec 2022, Xin LI wrote:
> Using prebuilt binaries is not necessarily compromising security when done
> right.  I think to ensure safety of these prebuilt binaries, we need to
> invest in e.g. making package builds reproducible (so an independent third
> party can audit and validate that the binaries are actually built from the
> source that they claimed to be when they want), ensure that the builders
> are safe, and sign the packages on the builders.

Reproducable builds, a packaged base and paid staff to maintain the
vuxml db (and perhaps support for containerd and wakeonlan) would go a
_long_ way towards getting FreeBSD back onto the short list of popular
server operating systems.  Alas, none of these seems to be a priority
for the Board.

Roger Marquis



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