cvs commit: www/en index.xsl www/share/sgml includes.misc.sgml includes.misc.xsl

[Simon L. Nielsen]

On 2005.01.01 21:57:50 +0000, Ceri Davies wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 01, 2005 at 10:52:35PM +0100, Simon L. Nielsen wrote:
> > On 2005.01.01 21:15:08 +0000, Ceri Davies wrote:
> > > ceri        2005-01-01 21:15:08 UTC
> > > 
> > >   FreeBSD doc repository
> > > 
> > >   Modified files:
> > >     en                   index.xsl 
> > >     share/sgml           includes.misc.sgml includes.misc.xsl 
> > >   Log:
> > >   Add a really big link that says "Download", along with some smaller ones
> > >   for each platform.
> > 
> > I don't really like this, mainly because there is no link to the
> > mirror list, so the main ftp site(s) will likely get hammered more.
> > If we want to make it simpler for people to find the download area, I
> > would rather have the link to where.html is made more prominet (and
> > perhaps even being called "Download"), and then perhaps improved
> > where.html.
> 
> I had considered that, but I really really want something that I can
> just click on without having to read anything first.

_Personally_ I think the list in the "Distribution Sites" section of
where.html is fine for that purpose, of course it's one click away,
but you can still just get to the files rather quickly without the
need to read the rest of the page.

> I think that ISC can take the beating, but if they say otherwise...

I don't actually know about the ISC mirror, but I know that the
TDC(/Danish) part of the mirror get a pretty hefty beating around
release time.

> Since this commit it has been suggested to me that we have a method of
> automatically determining a user's closest mirror, and I'm looking at
> ways of doing that right now.  If you insist then I can back out until
> that is done, but I'd rather not.

No, I very intentionally did not say the words "back out" in my last
mail :-).  The load of the mirrors is most likely only really relevant
around release time, so there is no big rush in that regard.

I still think the change is a regression, but if the popular opinion
is otherwise, it's not something I'm going to bitch more about :-).

-- 
Simon L. Nielsen
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