Re: ISO images removed from ftp.debian.org ???
On Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 02:13:29PM +0300, Mihails Nikitins wrote:
> > Actually, ftp.debian.org is basically kept for backwards compatibility
> > only. We don't like users to concentrate on a central set of servers in
> > the US when there's a 300-tier mirror network available...
>
> It could be mentioned somewhere in very BOLD letters. Some people think
> ftp.debian.org is the most official place.
Yes :( I've had a warning added in FTP and rsync protocols; still have to
do it on HTTP. And on more www.debian.org web pages, too.
> > > Some mirrors contain ISO images, but only for i386 platform.
> >
> > That's unfortunately the reality -- people don't want to mirror ISO
> > images in general, and those that do commonly don't want to spend space
> > on non-popular architectures.
>
> >From user point of view it's not convenient to try tens of mirrors (not
> really mirors because they are different) one by one. It would be nice to
> have links from debian web page to ftp sites containing non-popular
> architectures images.
We're planning to add a machine-generated page that would include up to date
information on which mirror has which packages. It's a work in progress I'm
afraid.
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