]] anarcat > All the tools currently running the Debian mirror architecture. Some > mirrors may run an FTP mirror on a non-free software, but they don't > *have* to, and we unfortunately can't control that.
No, they can't. You can't route a packet through the public internet without it hitting non-free software. Heck, you can't get a normal server that will run without non-free software. (If nothing else, firmware for the ethernet controller or the firmware for the EC or disks.) This is not a two-tone discussion and trying to make it one will not lead to a useful outcome. > Yes, it's extra work, but it's feasible. The question is: do we want to > keep on running our own CDN, or do we want to give up? > > I say we should keep doing it. Autonomy is important for our > community. And a commercial CDN will come with strings attached - Gimp > just moved off Sourceforge for that reason... It's not a vote, and it's easy for the people who do not have to do anything but send mails to a mailing list to say «we should spend more effort». -- Tollef Fog Heen UNIX is user friendly, it's just picky about who its friends are -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87fvqz8eub....@qurzaw.varnish-software.com