Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] New Manifest hashes and how to enable them

[Michał Górny]

On wto, 2017-04-04 at 00:32 +0700, Vadim A. Misbakh-Soloviov wrote:
> Good idea, but all the time I read it from first mention until the end of your
> email, I asked myself: "Who the hell on the Earth need GOST-crypto crap in
> portage?".
>
> The only purpose of this crypto algorythms is to use them in Russian
> government-related structures (includig schools, tho :-/ ) just because of
> "security through NIH-syndrome".
>
> So, does it mean, gentoo was (or have plans to be) certified by FSB to be
> "Russian national OS", or how is it possible on Earth that GOST algos was
> implemented in portage? :)
>

I think the point was more like it's unfair to give NSA backdoors
without giving one to KGB as well.

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Best regards,
Michał Górny