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|    Benny Pedersen to Richard Falken    |
|    Re: Slackware 15.0    |
|    17 Sep 20 06:02:44    |
      MSGID: 2:230/0 5f62fcca       TZUTC: 0000       REPLY: 47966.linux@1:103/705 23c8700d       CHRS: LATIN-1 2       TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 17-02-17       Hello Richard!              16 Sep 2020 14:07, Richard Falken wrote to Nick Andre:               RF> Liking ports systems does not mean you study the whole source code.              are debian / ubuntu / centos / redhat variants even do this ?               RF> I have some ports systems that allow me to create packages that         RF> feature my own patches. It is convenient. BUt it does not mean I have to       go through         RF> all the source code in the ports tree to enjoy the advantages of a port         RF> system.              i find it funny that Nick thinks kernel source in gentoo have more secureity       holes then any precompiled systems like slackware               RF> Also, using ports systems does not mean you are a tin-foil hat wearer.              all just need portage                      Regards Benny              ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)              --- Msged/LNX 6.1.2 (Linux/5.8.9-gentoo-x86_64 (x86_64))        * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (2:230/0)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 90/1 120/340 123/131 226/30 227/114 702 229/101 424       SEEN-BY: 229/426 452 616 664 240/5832 249/206 317 400 292/854 317/3       SEEN-BY: 322/757 342/200 633/280       PATH: 230/0 203/0 280/464 229/101 426           |
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