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   Benny Pedersen to Richard Falken   
   Re: Slackware 15.0   
   17 Sep 20 06:02:44   
   
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   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   
      
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