Post #2281680
2026-04-23 06:36 UTC
@statsguy@mas.to
Quick sanity check:
pyrsync 13 commits total, last one 14 years ago. https://github.com/isislovecruft/pyrsync
rsync 7800 commits total, last one yesterday https://github.com/rsyncproject/rsync
Software which is just perfect and needs no mending and fixing all the time is absolutely fantastic. Yet I doubt prsync is in that league.😎 😀
(Whereby I am absolutely not implying rsync is bad because it has many commits. The above merely descibes a seemingly unattainable perfect state🙂 .)
Replies (2)
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@statsguy@mas.to 2026-04-23 06:51
@HaraldKi@nrw.social Hm. You make a good point.
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@hopeless@mas.to 2026-04-23 07:11
@HaraldKi@nrw.social @statsguy@mas.to Yeah the main point is that OG rsync is being maintained... bitrot is very real it takes time and commits to, eg, keep up with vuln discoveries and compiler improvements. As you say it could be that the last bug died 14 years ago and no more can ever be found in that... or...