Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 16:39:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Chris Timmons <cwt@cwu.edu> To: hubs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The cvsup exporter is dead, Long live cvsup! Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1405271637470.58503@sherpani.cts.cwu.edu> In-Reply-To: <1697228.6Ttx5e9l03@overcee.wemm.org> References: <1697228.6Ttx5e9l03@overcee.wemm.org>
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I've taken down cvsup.freebsd.org. Could a DNS admin remove the CNAME pointing into our network? cvsup.freebsd.org is an alias for bsn0-0.edmz.cwu.edu. Regards, -c On Mon, 26 May 2014, Peter Wemm wrote: > Folks.. > > On May 21st, while trying to tidy up loose ends over the expiration of > RELENG_8_3, I discovered that the exporter was corrupted again. > > I glanced back at the previously published milestones for the EOL of the cvsup > export process and they're *all* behind us. > > We said it would continue on a "best effort basis until 9.0-RELEASE, 8.3- > RELEASE, 7.4-RELEASE are no longer supported". These are all expired. > > When I discovered that the exporter staging areas were damaged, I added the > usual markers to the cvs files and let them be distributed. Nobody said > anything that I'm aware of. > > Therefore, I am intending to not fix it. While it could be fixed (again), I > feel it is time to put it to rest. The temporary transition aid lasted 5 > years longer than I imagined. > > I'll post a -announce message shortly. I archived the last changes to the > exporter on ftp.freebsd.org:/pub/FreeBSD/development/CVS-archive (they'll be > visible soon), and will be disconnecting the machinery by May 31st. > > We provide daily updates for source and ports tarballs for every branch on > ftp.freebsd.org:/pub/FreeBSD/development/tarballs/ so there's a way in from > the cold for even ancient branches. > > > > On a related note: reminder: if you are mirroring www.freebsd.org via cvsup, > please stop. See the instructions in the mail I sent a few days ago about how > to obtain it via rsync. > > -- > Peter Wemm - peter@wemm.org; peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; KI6FJV > UTF-8: for when a ' just won\342\200\231t do.
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