On Sun, 29 Mar 2015 23:35:54 +0600
"Vadim A. Misbakh-Soloviov" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Despite of all you're talking about is right from paranoid point of
> view, I'd, anyway, say "DO NOT DO THAT", because you propose to
> revoke the right of choice from the users.

A "right of choice" from the user only makes sense if there is a
reasonable choice.

Just to take this to the extreme: Should we add a heartbleed-enabled
version of openssl back to the portage tree? It's the choice of the
user if they want to have heartbleed enabled, right?

If there is no disadvantage for the more secure protocols then there is
no need for a choice.

> Moreover, there are some times where it is impossible to fetch
> sources via "secure" way, but you need it right here and right now.

This has been said before, also in the thread about the webpage. Can
you say what times that would be?
Basically these days it's not possible to use the mainstream internet
without https (you can't search google or log into facebook without
https).
I'd really like to hear of any real world situation where this is an
issue.

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Hanno Böck
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