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

Re: snapshot.debian.net



-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

On 04-05-2005 12:35, Sven Luther wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 12:09:49AM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> 
>>On Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 08:39:55AM +0200, Adrian von Bidder wrote:
>>
>>>On Monday 25 April 2005 08.03, Branden Robinson / Debian Project Leader 
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>* establishing a backup site for ``snapshot.debian.net``
>>
>>>I wonder if snapshot shouldn't be promoted to an official debian.*org* 
>>>service in recognition of its value to the project.
>>
>>One concern I have, personally, is over precisely how much value
>>snapshot.d.n provides to the *project*, as opposed to providing value to
>>others outside the project.  Since DDs have access to recently removed
>>packages via the morgue on merkel (albeit not indexed nicely the way
>>snapshot.d.n currently is), I really wonder if this service should be a
>>priority for Debian to spend money on while our ports and other areas of
>>core infrastructure are in a state of disarray (IMHO).
> 
> 
> I think that snapshot.d.n is vital for such case as someone wanting to grab
> all the sources corresponding to the installed packages or something such.

Binaries (which takes up the huge amounts of space) are not needed for
that, right?


 - Jonas


- --
* Jonas Smedegaard - idealist og Internet-arkitekt
* Tlf.: +45 40843136  Website: http://dr.jones.dk/

 - Enden er nær: http://www.shibumi.org/eoti.htm
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org

iD8DBQFCeP4un7DbMsAkQLgRAvcEAKCBZ2Dfh/x8guWWzAb23JBzaz2quACdEwsJ
s2+O2XacjDNn9chOZzyBOv4=
=hUkx
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----



Reply to: