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On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:04:54 +0100, Stroller wrote: |
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> The package's hosting may be donated to the software's author, for |
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> instance, by a 3rd party, so when you go directly to SRC_URI, avoiding |
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> mirrors, you wear out the author's welcome. |
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There's another factor that some projects will change the contents of a |
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tarball without bumping the name. If you get the altered file from |
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SRC_URI, emerge will bail out with a checksum failure. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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WITLAG: The delay between delivery and comprehension of a joke. |
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