[pacman-dev] Crypto algorithms

[Roman Kyrylych]

2007/4/9, VMiklos <vmiklos at frugalware.org>:
> Na Sun, Apr 08, 2007 at 08:21:01PM -0400, Dan McGee <dpmcgee at gmail.com> pisal(a):
> > We have a rather ragtag set of cryptography functions in use right
> > now, and weird files being used (md5driver? wtf).
>
> md5driver is _the_ standard md5 hashing algorithm, just like the sha1
> one. and of course it's portable

So what?
We may use beecrypt. It will even allow to do package signing.

> i hope you'll switch to libcurl instead of "weird files being used
> (libdownload? wtf)" soon

Why???
curl is _much_ heavier. libdownload is a Linux port of BSD's libfetch,
which is nice library.

> or maybe using kioslave would be even better ;)

use it yourself ;)

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Roman Kyrylych (Роман Кирилич)