Bug#813471: Seeking seconds for patch to permit some network access to localhost

[Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>]

Sean Whitton:
> Hello Niels,
> 
> On Sun 22 Jul 2018 at 09:33AM GMT, Niels Thykier wrote:
> 
>> The proposed text is awkward for me because I basically read it as:
>>
>> ""
>> For packages in the main archive, no required targets may attempt
>> network access, [... exception ...], via the loopback interface.
>> """
>>
>> Which is not at all what I expected to read given the subject.
> 
> I don't follow what's awkward about this; please say more.
> 

Basically I read "No required target may attempt network access via the
loopback interface (except if/when ...).".  To me that implies /only/
the loopback interface is restricted by that sentence (i.e. any other
network interface is not restricted by this sentence).

If there is another saying that no other network interfaces may be used
during the build, then the loopback restriction may be fine.  But the
original sentence sounded like it was the only sentence restricting
network access.

I hope that clarifies the situation for you.

Thanks,
~Niels