
The server is not verified over the git:// transfer protocol. If you clone a repository over git://, you should check if the latest commit's hash is correct. On the other hand, https:// will always verify the server automatically, using certificate authorities.
*** NixOS *** NixOS is a Linux distribution based on the purely functional package management system Nix. More information can be found at http://nixos.org/nixos and in the manual in doc/manual.