sha1sum

[Rahul Sundaram]

Kenneth Porter wrote:

> --On Tuesday, June 14, 2005 12:12 AM +0530 Rahul Sundaram 
> <sundaram at redhat.com> wrote:
>
>> If we are talking about risks,  note that sha1sum is potentially *less*
>> riskier than md5sum. Fedora is anything but conservative though
>
>
> The algorithm itself is less risky. Changing the release process to 
> use it is more risky. Fedora users get to test the process change.
>
I dont think using sha1sum or accomodating that change is a risky 
process at all. The tools are well established and the methods are well 
documented.
regards
Rahul