<![CDATA[i plan to package openrsync this weekend in alpine as an alternative to rsync (and probably switch the default rsync implementation in future)]]>i plan to package openrsync this weekend in alpine as an alternative to rsync (and probably switch the default rsync implementation in future)

]]>https://forum.other.li/topic/15f339df-d497-4f32-9000-6ece93911659/i-plan-to-package-openrsync-this-weekend-in-alpine-as-an-alternative-to-rsync-and-probably-switch-the-default-rsync-implementation-in-futureRSS for NodeSun, 31 May 2026 02:34:09 GMTFri, 29 May 2026 21:07:32 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to i plan to package openrsync this weekend in alpine as an alternative to rsync (and probably switch the default rsync implementation in future) on Fri, 29 May 2026 21:14:56 GMT]]>i think at the very least, you need someone else to review the code which has been generated. there is too much self-confirmation bias otherwise.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/ariadne/statuses/116659932161530802https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/ariadne/statuses/116659932161530802Fri, 29 May 2026 21:14:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i plan to package openrsync this weekend in alpine as an alternative to rsync (and probably switch the default rsync implementation in future) on Fri, 29 May 2026 21:12:22 GMT]]>i honestly do not know how i feel entirely about vibe coding? i think it is cool that people can theoretically get any program they want at any time.

but that's theory.

in practice, the code the tools generate has a tendency to be unreliable and frequently also has security issues.

and rsync is being vibecoded by just tridge without any supervision.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/ariadne/statuses/116659922058021363https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/ariadne/statuses/116659922058021363Fri, 29 May 2026 21:12:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i plan to package openrsync this weekend in alpine as an alternative to rsync (and probably switch the default rsync implementation in future) on Fri, 29 May 2026 21:07:54 GMT]]>yes, this is because our entire infrastructure is built on rsync, which is now being vibe coded, and that seems like a problem

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/ariadne/statuses/116659904446699479https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/ariadne/statuses/116659904446699479Fri, 29 May 2026 21:07:54 GMT