On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:32:25 -0500, Kenneth Prugh wrote: > yawn, and if the download was invalid it would most likely fail to > untar or something similar. I fail to see the point.
That's because you are assuming that all file corruption is accidental, whereas the manifest system is designed to protect against malicious corruption. > I also remember why I hate this mailing list and usually just mark all > read. That is safer that advising people to override portage's security precautions. -- Neil Bothwick Paranoia: A healthy understanding of the nature of the universe.
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