> Mirrors pull from other mirrors, with this method some mirrors > will do their own lock handling, others will just rsync the lock > files from their upstream and you'll end up with a broken mirror > that looks valid. Or something may go wrong and a transfer only > goes halfway while indicating success, etc. It's not robust. > > If you want something better, download SHA256 and check the hashes.
Stuart, I think we are missing an opportunity to recruit this person to manage the 50+ mirrors that the project runs, which are of course many many steps removed from the build process... Oh oops. I forgot. We don't trust this specific loser we are discussing, since he spends all his time making uneducated complaints on the mailing lists. Sorry, forget the idea.
