> The only place where the BYHAND rules might still be needed is from the
> fileservers (https://deb.debian.org/debian/doc/FAQ),
Yes, afaik that's indeed what they're used for.
Correct, this is where they are used.
> and I think that
> nowadays the availability on the main website should suffice.
>
> What do you think?
https://deb.debian.org/debian/doc/ also has documents we ship with the
doc-debian package (social-contract, constitution, bug-reporting etc.) _If_ we
choose to no longer ship the FAQ via the mirrors, we might also want to discuss
what to do with these other documents.
Also relevant is that the documents from the mirror are used in the DVD/CD/Blu-ray images. I would rather continue shiping the FAQ via the mirrors.
This currently means using BYHAND rules, but maybe ftp-master can propose an alternative mechanism to sync the contents to that directory? (there could be a regular task to pull the information from the package or to pull from the web).
I personally like our mirrors to be somewhat self-contained by shipping
not just software but also some instructions.
I agreed with the above. Specially considering that some may receive this content not via the mirrors network but via the media we prepare/distribute with each release.
Best regards
Javier