Re: [Bug 262906] net-mgmt/py-pysnmp: abandonned source used

John W. O'Brien wrote:
> For net-mgmt/py-pysmi, I also had to patch pyproject.toml [2] to match 
> the port name [3].
> 
> [2] https://github.com/lextudio/pysnmp/blob/v5.0.28/pyproject.toml#L2
> [3] 
> https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/diff/net-mgmt/py-pysmi/files/patch-pyproject.toml?id=718622a56caf647e137c7896197e0d6b17dedddb
Please don't do that unless you are performing name normalisation [0]. 
While this case involves the unfortunate death of the original author 
and maintainer, changing the metadata in this manner is still a lapse in 
software supply chain security/integrity, considering the wider Python 
package ecosystem's (most visibly in PyPI) chequered history in this area.

[0] 
https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/name-normalization/

-- 
Charlie Li
…nope, still don't have an exit line.