[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: Service names for Debian mirrors in cloud infrastructure



On Wed, Jan 06, 2016 at 06:08:07PM +0100, Peter Palfrader wrote:
> Martin Zobel-Helas schrieb am Mittwoch, dem 06. Jänner 2016:
> 
> > Hi, 
> > 
> > On Wed Jan 06, 2016 at 13:55:31 +0000, Marcin Kulisz wrote:
> > > If this mirror is not intended to be used by public outside Azure I'm not
> > > really convinced that it should be available under debian.org domain for simple
> > > reason service is not (and probably not going to be) under DSA control.
> > 
> > with my DSA hat on: none of the mirrors under ftp.CC.debian.org are
> > under DSA control. Some of the mirrors might be administrated by
> > individual members of the DSA team, but none is official under DSA
> > control.
> 
> Yes, but this isn't one of those.
> 
> Hosters usually have their http://mirror.$hoster/, such as
> http://mirror.nl.leaseweb.net/debian/.
> 
> I do not see why this should be under .debian.org if it's not intended
> for the general public.  Having something under mirrors.azure or
> whatever this is called seems perfectly reasonable.

The original posting had this text:

} The remaining question is where service names for such mirrors, not only
} in Azure but possibly also in other cloud infrastructures, should reside
} within the debian.org zone.
}
} As we now have "debian.mirrors.debian.org", I would think about
} "$vendor.mirrors.debian.org" and, if they really want to mirror debug,
} also "debug.$vendor.mirrors.debian.org".  But I'm open to suggestions.

For some reason I do read a deeper idea in it.  Such as
  "If we provide '$vendor.mirror.debian.org DNS stuff',
   then we can do smart things like .... "

Is it?


Groeten
Geert Stappers
-- 
Leven en laten leven

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: Digital signature


Reply to: