FTP is the best. Invaluable when building a system from the ground up, starting from only a minimal rootfs and a compiler, building GNU make and then all the software one needs. FTP allows one to retrieve source code tarballs without the need for DNS and the hassle of compiling an SSL library and making sure certificates are up-to-date (because so-called "tech" companies forced seemingly every website to disable http access and redirect http to https). I compile systems from source. I do not rely on binary packages and package managers.
FTP is the best. Invaluable when building a system from the ground up, starting from only a minimal rootfs and a compiler, building GNU make and then all the software one needs. FTP allows one to retrieve source code tarballs without the need for DNS and the hassle of compiling an SSL library and making sure certificates are up-to-date (because so-called "tech" companies forced seemingly every website to disable http access and redirect http to https). I compile systems from source. I do not rely on binary packages and package managers.