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Date:      Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:12:40 +0000
From:      RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com>
To:        ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: RFC: svn for make fetch
Message-ID:  <20091110181240.33a78db4@gumby.homeunix.com>
In-Reply-To: <20091110103228.GA1139@straylight.m.ringlet.net>
References:  <a0777e080911080731w461e6733peb0a5473acf07aa8@mail.gmail.com> <4AF897A4.3070408@delphij.net> <20091109225232.GA34294@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> <a0777e080911092251r3dd39303q4f309aaf4076daf@mail.gmail.com> <20091110103228.GA1139@straylight.m.ringlet.net>

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On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:32:28 +0200
Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> wrote:


> The Ports Collection's distfile checksums make sure that you get
> exactly the same files *as the port maintainer examined at some
> previous moment in time*.

More importantly it guards against maliciously modified source code.
Someone might break into a legitimate mirror or use dns poisoning to
distribute malware.



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