Andreas Barth wrote: > * Marco d'Itri ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [050319 03:50]: > > On Mar 18, Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > There would definitely be duplication of arch:all between ftp.debian.org > > > and ports.debian.org (let's call it ports), as well as duplication of the > > > source. > > > As a mirror operator, I think that this sucks. Badly. > > One _might_ consider to have ports.d.o with the full package pool, > whereas ftp.d.o only consists the most wanted architectures. As a mirror > operator, you can than choose to either just have the most wanted > architectures, all or both.
Why not go the full way? What I've outlined in [1] is too obvious to never have been thought before, but what is the reason not to do it that way? Thiemo [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/03/msg01985.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]