Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:29:52 -0500 From: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> To: Joseph a Nagy Jr <jnagyjr1978@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Ports <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Users Handbook Message-ID: <CAF6rxg=s66um0LFM-mQe-y2W_vSa2-UcGzxJfpn40Dshx713Aw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <50A64F69.30607@gmail.com> References: <50A64F69.30607@gmail.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On 16 November 2012 09:36, Joseph a Nagy Jr <jnagyjr1978@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm tired of getting the third degree on irc because of this even though > it's not something I have control over. > > When I point someone to the User's handbook for using svn[0] instead of > portsnap, I always seem to receive flack that the handbook points users > to checkout on the central svn repo. I can see the wisdom in using a > mirror, but I cannot fix the handbook and am frankly tired of being > yelled at. Please fix this. There is nothing wrong with using the central SVN server - it can handle the load. Use of a mirror is more for reduced latency on the downloader's part. -- Eitan Adler
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?CAF6rxg=s66um0LFM-mQe-y2W_vSa2-UcGzxJfpn40Dshx713Aw>