Hi Amin, Thank you for this nice reply.
Would it be possible to have an *official* backup Git repository hosted somewhere else (like Github, or whatever), where we could redirect users when they encounter issues? Clément Amin Bandali <band...@gnu.org> writes: > Hi folks, > > The reason for these errors is that various parts of GNU Savannah have > been under a sizable botnet attack for a few days now. Savannah hackers > and FSF sysadmins have been working on it mitigating the attack, but it > is an ongoing effort. > > In the mean time, I suggest using "member checkouts" (i.e. ssh) for > accessing the repositories. You need to a Savannah account for this, > but to my knowledge you don't have to be a member of that project to > just pull from its repositories using ssh. Another option would be > using the git:// protocol, which I recommend against, as it's insecure > and prone to MITM attacks. > > See > https://savannah.gnu.org/git/?group=guix > and > https://savannah.gnu.org/maintenance/UsingGit/ > for more details. > > Hope this helps.
