Re: Apt sources.list

From	<paulf@quillandmouse.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Apt sources.list
Date	2023-04-15 17:10 +0200
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On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 14:01:27 +0100
Alain D D Williams <addw@phcomp.co.uk> wrote:

> On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 08:52:06AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 01:23:05PM +0100, Brian wrote:
> > > On Sat 15 Apr 2023 at 08:11:17 -0400, paulf@quillandmouse.com
> > > wrote:
> > > > ---
> > > > 
> > > > deb http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ bookworm main contrib
> > > > non-free deb-src http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ bookworm
> > > > main contrib non-free
> > > > 
> > > > deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security
> > > > bookworm-security main contrib non-free deb-src
> > > > http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security
> > > > main contrib non-free
> > > > 
> > > > ---
> 
> While we are talking about this, is there any reason why all the
> http: should not be https: ?
> 
> I have done this on my own machine without ill effect.
> 

Okay. Let's open this can of worms. The ONLY reason https is used on
most sites is because Google *mandated* it years ago. ("Mandate" means
we'll downgrade your search ranking if you don't use https.) There is
otherwise no earthly reason to have an encrypted connection to a web
server unless there is some exchange of private information between you
and the server.

Reading through all of Google's explanations, I've never seen a
satisfactory explanation for this change. With that in mind, I believe
the Debian gods did the right thing in leaving their web connections
"insecure". Though, in truth, the integrity of Debian server contents
wouldn't be changed in the slightest whether the connection was
encrypted or not.

Paul

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Apt sources.list <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2023-04-15 14:20 +0200
  Re: Apt sources.list Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2023-04-15 14:30 +0200
    Re: Apt sources.list Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-04-15 15:00 +0200
      Re: Apt sources.list Alain D D Williams <addw@phcomp.co.uk> - 2023-04-15 15:40 +0200
        Re: Apt sources.list <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-04-15 15:50 +0200
          Re: Apt sources.list Alain D D Williams <addw@phcomp.co.uk> - 2023-04-15 16:10 +0200
            Re: Apt sources.list <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-04-15 16:20 +0200
        Re: Apt sources.list Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2023-04-15 16:10 +0200
        Re: Apt sources.list Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2023-04-15 16:50 +0200
        Re: Apt sources.list <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2023-04-15 17:10 +0200
          Re: Apt sources.list Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2023-04-15 18:40 +0200
            Re: Apt sources.list <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-04-15 19:50 +0200
              Re: Apt sources.list davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2023-04-16 01:00 +0200
                Re: Apt sources.list Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-04-16 01:20 +0200
                Re: Apt sources.list The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2023-04-16 01:30 +0200
                Re: Apt sources.list Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-04-16 02:30 +0200
                Re: Apt sources.list davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2023-04-16 02:20 +0200
                Re: Apt sources.list Tim Woodall <debianuser@woodall.me.uk> - 2023-04-16 21:10 +0200
                Re: Apt sources.list Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2023-04-16 23:00 +0200
                Re: Apt sources.list Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2023-04-17 03:30 +0200
                Re: Apt sources.list <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-04-17 06:50 +0200
                Re: Apt sources.list Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2023-04-17 17:10 +0200
                Re: Apt sources.list <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-04-16 07:40 +0200
                Re: Apt sources.list Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <eduardo@kalinowski.com.br> - 2023-04-16 14:10 +0200
          Re: Apt sources.list Alain D D Williams <addw@phcomp.co.uk> - 2023-04-15 20:30 +0200
            Re: Apt sources.list Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2023-04-15 20:40 +0200
            Re: Apt sources.list Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2023-04-15 22:00 +0200
          Re: Apt sources.list Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2023-04-15 20:50 +0200
          Re: Apt sources.list Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2023-04-16 02:40 +0200
            Re: Apt sources.list <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2023-04-16 14:50 +0200
    Re: Apt sources.list <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2023-04-15 16:50 +0200
    Re: Apt sources.list "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2023-04-15 18:50 +0200
      Re: Apt sources.list Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2023-04-15 21:20 +0200
        Re: Apt sources.list "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2023-04-15 22:20 +0200
          Re: Apt sources.list songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2023-04-16 00:00 +0200
          Re: Apt sources.list Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-04-16 06:20 +0200
            Re: Apt sources.list David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-04-16 07:00 +0200
            Re: Apt sources.list "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2023-04-16 13:20 +0200
              Re: Apt sources.list Frank <zuiderduin@gmx.com> - 2023-04-16 16:40 +0200
                Re: Apt sources.list John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2023-04-16 18:20 +0200
          Re: Apt sources.list Frank <zuiderduin@gmx.com> - 2023-04-16 07:20 +0200
            Re: Apt sources.list David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-04-16 16:40 +0200
      Re: Apt sources.list <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2023-04-15 22:10 +0200
  Re: Apt sources.list Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2023-04-15 18:20 +0200
    Re: Apt sources.list Frank <zuiderduin@gmx.com> - 2023-04-15 22:00 +0200
      Re: Apt sources.list Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2023-04-18 16:40 +0200
        Re: Apt sources.list Frank <zuiderduin@gmx.com> - 2023-04-18 19:50 +0200
          Re: Apt sources.list Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2023-04-18 20:00 +0200
            Re: Apt sources.list Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2023-04-20 12:20 +0200
              Re: Apt sources.list Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-04-20 13:30 +0200

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