On 5/19/2010 12:15 PM, Jim Kusznir wrote: > Hi all: > > I've been following the whole DVD iso access questions and such for a > while, and while talking to some people on #centos-mirror during the > 5.5 push, some thoughts occurred to me. > > Presently, it is my understanding that there are two different repos > maintained: ones with dvd images, and ones without. This seems > needlessly painful and wasteful of the time and resources of our > dedicated Centos volunteer administrators. I understand at least some > of the reasons it exists: there are some mirrors that don't have the > space for the DVDs or for other reasons wish not to carry them. > However, times are changing, and I think that many, if not most, > centos mirror operators would prefer to carry the DVD isos. In fact, > I'd almost expect future major releases of CentOS (6+) to distribute > DVD isos instead of the CD disk 1 of xx isos. > > So, I propose that the dvd-less mirror system is eliminated (all msync > mirrors carry DVDs). No special ACLs either... Its easy to add a > --exclude "*DVD*" to the rsync line for those that wish to not carry > the DVDs. I also think that with sufficient announcement and time > (say 1-3 months), this shouldn't be an issue. My understanding is > that officially its required for anyone who operates a CentOS mirror > to be subscribed to this list, and thus they should receive the > announcement. In addition, a note can be added to the msync MOTD > conveying this. If others have problems, I think the CentOS team > would have done their due diligence; the fault would rest with those > not paying attention to lists. After all, all things change and > evolve, and I think this is a natural evolution for the CentOS mirror > team. > > --Jim > Administrator, centos.eecs.wsu.edu. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-mirror mailing list > CentOS-mirror at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-mirror > I would have to agree. I Have always carried DVD's (private mirror). The size difference isn't that great. I also agree that the msync pool should be open, And it should carry DVD's. If a mirror doesn't want DVD's they can exclude them. Now, Granted, Many mirrors do not carry DVD's as we speak. But I think every mirror should have DVD's. Just my 2 Cents.