On Sat, 08 Feb 2014, Simon Paillard wrote: > > I don't think Debian should shut down the mirror network; at least on a > > national level. For example, right now I am configuring Debian AMIs > > within China, and the only mirror I can access from there is > > ftp.cn.debian.org. > > I don't want the current mirror network be dropped in favor of a CDN, for the > same good reason of being independent of a too little group of CDN providers > willing/able to carry Debian.
The goal should be that we provide users with the best means to get packages quickly: low latency for requests, high bandwidth for transfers, and soon after a dinstall run. Users shouldn't have to pick their mirror manually, they shouldn't have to update their configuration if anything breaks - nothing they would pick should ever visibly break for end-users. A user should be able to tell their system "give me debian [, I don't care where it comes from]". In the end it matters little how we achieve these goals, but we should work towards them. -- | .''`. ** Debian ** Peter Palfrader | : :' : The universal http://www.palfrader.org/ | `. `' Operating System | `- http://www.debian.org/ -- 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/20140208131607.gb25...@anguilla.noreply.org