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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index bd0f3e8fd5..a9cd66ce87 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -22723,10 +22723,10 @@ Extra options will be passed to @code{git daemon}, please run @end deftp The @code{git://} protocol lacks authentication. When you pull from a -repository fetched via @code{git://}, you don't know that the data you -receive was modified is really coming from the specified host, and you -have your connection is subject to eavesdropping. It's better to use an -authenticated and encrypted transport, such as @code{https}. Although Git allows you +repository fetched via @code{git://}, you don't know whether the data you +receive was modified or is even coming from the specified host, and your +connection is subject to eavesdropping. It's better to use an authenticated +and encrypted transport, such as @code{https}. Although Git allows you to serve repositories using unsophisticated file-based web servers, there is a faster protocol implemented by the @code{git-http-backend} program. This program is the back-end of a proper Git web service. It |