phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin/website

Add support for metalink

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Python
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Description

It might be useful to have support for metalink for downloads. The good thing on it is that it can include checksums and PGP signature for automated checking. The bad thing is that there doesn't seem to be client to implement PGP verification, so we're only back to checksums (and SHA-256 is mostly not supported as well).

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalink

This really needs decision whether it's worth of the effort.

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Start by reviewing the issue's Metalink reference and assessing whether the proposed checksum and PGP-signature support is worthwhile for this website. No source file, test, or entry point is identified; done would require an agreed scope and decision before implementation can be defined.

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Assessment

Domain
release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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