Re: git-daemon on NSLU2

From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Aug 26, 2007, 20:19 UTC
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.0.999.0708261318140.25853@woody.linux-foundation.org>
In-Reply-To: <9e4733910708261200m5e4c3019g490ffc29b171ef08@mail.gmail.com>

On Sun, 26 Aug 2007, Jon Smirl wrote:

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> A really simple change to the git protocol would be to make the client
> loop on the request. On the first request the server would see that
> the client has no objects and send the "base Linus pack". The client
> would then loop around and repeat the process which will trigger the
> current pack building process.

Jon, just give it up. The fact is, the git protocol works the right way already.

> I'm not buying the security argument. If you want something kept hidden 
> get it out of the public db. If I know the sha of the hidden object 
> can't I just add a head for it and git-deamon will happily send it and 
> the chain up to it to me?

That's a particularly idiotic statement.

If you know the SHA1, there can *by*definition* not be any hidden objects. The SHA1 depends on the object chain.

		Linus