Re: [Bug 278099] outdated version of zstd(1) is kept in the base

From: Steffen Nurpmeso <steffen_at_sdaoden.eu>
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2024 22:47:36 UTC
bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org wrote in
 <bug-278099-1689-BnwlNbedSV@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>:
 |https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=278099
 |
 |--- Comment #5 from Marek Zarychta <zarychtam@plan-b.pwste.edu.pl> ---
 ...
 |post-factum errata: "Zstandard is developed under Facebook's eye so \
 |likely it's
 |backdoor-prone."

It is a RFC standardized compression method (RFC 8878).
As a zstd "fanatic" i am happy to have at least one point of
contact with that facebook that even our military uses.

  ...

--steffen
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