Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 22:26:22 +0000 From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> To: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: www/en index.xsl www/share/sgml includes.misc.sgml includes.misc.xsl Message-ID: <20050101222621.GI50770@submonkey.net> In-Reply-To: <20050101222238.GP761@zaphod.nitro.dk> References: <200501012115.j01LF8tZ053864@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050101215234.GO761@zaphod.nitro.dk> <20050101215750.GH50770@submonkey.net> <20050101222238.GP761@zaphod.nitro.dk>
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--A1+ljxmNgwU2bK8G Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Jan 01, 2005 at 11:22:38PM +0100, Simon L. Nielsen wrote: > On 2005.01.01 21:57:50 +0000, Ceri Davies wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 01, 2005 at 10:52:35PM +0100, Simon L. Nielsen wrote: > > > On 2005.01.01 21:15:08 +0000, Ceri Davies wrote: > > > > ceri 2005-01-01 21:15:08 UTC > > > >=20 > > > > FreeBSD doc repository > > > >=20 > > > > Modified files: > > > > en index.xsl=20 > > > > share/sgml includes.misc.sgml includes.misc.xsl=20 > > > > Log: > > > > Add a really big link that says "Download", along with some small= er ones > > > > for each platform. > > >=20 > > > I don't really like this, mainly because there is no link to the > > > mirror list, so the main ftp site(s) will likely get hammered more. > > > If we want to make it simpler for people to find the download area, I > > > would rather have the link to where.html is made more prominet (and > > > perhaps even being called "Download"), and then perhaps improved > > > where.html. > >=20 > > I had considered that, but I really really want something that I can > > just click on without having to read anything first. >=20 > _Personally_ I think the list in the "Distribution Sites" section of > where.html is fine for that purpose, of course it's one click away, > but you can still just get to the files rather quickly without the > need to read the rest of the page. >=20 > > I think that ISC can take the beating, but if they say otherwise... >=20 > I don't actually know about the ISC mirror, but I know that the > TDC(/Danish) part of the mirror get a pretty hefty beating around > release time. >=20 > > Since this commit it has been suggested to me that we have a method of > > automatically determining a user's closest mirror, and I'm looking at > > ways of doing that right now. If you insist then I can back out until > > that is done, but I'd rather not. >=20 > No, I very intentionally did not say the words "back out" in my last > mail :-). The load of the mirrors is most likely only really relevant > around release time, so there is no big rush in that regard. >=20 > I still think the change is a regression, but if the popular opinion > is otherwise, it's not something I'm going to bitch more about :-). OK, well let's wait for some popular opinion then ;-) I'll continue looking in to the closest mirror business in the meantime. Ceri --=20 Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Einstein (attrib.) --A1+ljxmNgwU2bK8G Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFB1yONocfcwTS3JF8RAo3SAKC+6Sn8G23sfyi/oNMz6azhOnTvLQCgjvuV sDgFRS0hrdQCRp7HiXA/1Io= =8f88 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --A1+ljxmNgwU2bK8G--
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