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Two security holes and a new library

• jasongill 8y ago
  "Two security holes and a new library" isn't a very descriptive title - even after glancing at the beginning of the message I'm not sure what project this is for
• tetrep 8y ago
  an update to the title would be nice. these security holes are for "git-annex" and the new library is "http-client-restricted". i don't think the library's name needs to be in the title, but at least "git-annex" should be.
• fsnarskiy 8y ago
  Are you guys srsly complaining about the title? WTF you think this is? a poetry slam or Fox News? This is a developer journal of a guy who was trying to fix security holes, this is gonna be some dry technical reading. "I don't understand what this article is about because i only read the title...."
  • judge2020 8y ago
    A more descriptive title on HN would have helped - eg "Working on two security holes in git-annex and a new security-focused library", however, the title is what the author decided to name his journal entry and its use as the HN title and is entirely appropriate.
• kreetx 8y ago
  The daily journal at the end is a nice read. git-annex is a tool to track large files in git without tracking their contents (like LFS I guess, though I've never used it).
  • emj 8y ago
    Thank you I missed those completely. quote: This is being particularly painful for the android build, [.. with] old libraries [.. and] many follow-on changes, and is not successfully building yet after 5 hours. Seeing that developers with good domain knowledge have these problems too helps with confidence.