[PATCH setup v3 0/6] Distinguish between user URLs and cygwin mirrors in UI

2017-12-06 Thread Ken Brown
This is a followup to https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2011-04/msg00014.html, in which Jon suggested splitting site selection into two pages, one for cygwin.com mirrors and one for additional user URLs. The latter would be visible only if the user had previously checked a suitable checkbox.

Re: [PATCH setup v3 0/6] Distinguish between user URLs and cygwin mirrors in UI

2017-12-06 Thread Brian Inglis
On 2017-12-06 13:45, Ken Brown wrote: > This is a followup to > https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2011-04/msg00014.html, > in which Jon suggested splitting site selection into two pages, one > for cygwin.com mirrors and one for additional user URLs. The latter > would be visible only if the user

Re: [PATCH setup v3 0/6] Distinguish between user URLs and cygwin mirrors in UI

2017-12-06 Thread Ken Brown
On 12/6/2017 4:07 PM, Brian Inglis wrote: On 2017-12-06 13:45, Ken Brown wrote: This is a followup to https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2011-04/msg00014.html, in which Jon suggested splitting site selection into two pages, one for cygwin.com mirrors and one for additional user URLs. The latt

Re: [PATCH setup v3 0/6] Distinguish between user URLs and cygwin mirrors in UI

2017-12-06 Thread Brian Inglis
On 2017-12-06 14:55, Ken Brown wrote: > On 12/6/2017 4:07 PM, Brian Inglis wrote: >> On 2017-12-06 13:45, Ken Brown wrote: >>> This is a followup to >>>    https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2011-04/msg00014.html, >>> in which Jon suggested splitting site selection into two pages, one >>> for cygwin

Re: [PATCH setup v3 0/6] Distinguish between user URLs and cygwin mirrors in UI

2017-12-07 Thread Jon Turney
On 06/12/2017 22:15, Brian Inglis wrote: On 2017-12-06 14:55, Ken Brown wrote: On 12/6/2017 4:07 PM, Brian Inglis wrote: On 2017-12-06 13:45, Ken Brown wrote: This is a followup to    https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2011-04/msg00014.html, in which Jon suggested splitting site selection into

Re: [PATCH setup v3 0/6] Distinguish between user URLs and cygwin mirrors in UI

2017-12-07 Thread Ken Brown
On 12/7/2017 8:55 AM, Jon Turney wrote: On 06/12/2017 22:15, Brian Inglis wrote: On 2017-12-06 14:55, Ken Brown wrote: On 12/6/2017 4:07 PM, Brian Inglis wrote: On 2017-12-06 13:45, Ken Brown wrote: This is a followup to     https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2011-04/msg00014.html, in which Jo

Re: [PATCH setup v3 0/6] Distinguish between user URLs and cygwin mirrors in UI

2017-12-07 Thread Jon Turney
On 07/12/2017 15:07, Ken Brown wrote: On 12/7/2017 8:55 AM, Jon Turney wrote: On 06/12/2017 22:15, Brian Inglis wrote: On 2017-12-06 14:55, Ken Brown wrote: On 12/6/2017 4:07 PM, Brian Inglis wrote: On 2017-12-06 13:45, Ken Brown wrote: This is a followup to     https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-

Re: [PATCH setup v3 0/6] Distinguish between user URLs and cygwin mirrors in UI

2017-12-07 Thread Achim Gratz
Jon Turney writes: >> After my patches, I think 'all_mirror_list' is precisely the list of >> such URLs.  Maybe I should rename it to 'official_mirror_list' or >> something similar? > > No, because private cygwin mirrors (by which I just mean a mirror > whose URL isn't published in mirrors.lst) can

Re: [PATCH setup v3 0/6] Distinguish between user URLs and cygwin mirrors in UI

2017-12-07 Thread Ken Brown
On 12/7/2017 2:08 PM, Jon Turney wrote: On 07/12/2017 15:07, Ken Brown wrote: On 12/7/2017 8:55 AM, Jon Turney wrote: On 06/12/2017 22:15, Brian Inglis wrote: On 2017-12-06 14:55, Ken Brown wrote: On 12/6/2017 4:07 PM, Brian Inglis wrote: On 2017-12-06 13:45, Ken Brown wrote: This is a foll

Re: [PATCH setup v3 0/6] Distinguish between user URLs and cygwin mirrors in UI

2017-12-08 Thread Achim Gratz
Ken Brown writes: > How about this: We put the 'Add URL' control back on the mirrors page, > but we make it clear that it's intended for cygwin mirrors. When we > later check signatures, we check such mirrors only with the cygwin > signing key. In case the user has turned off signature checking,