[arch-general] 'Local mirror' page was removed from wiki

[Nathan Wayde]

On 16/09/10 20:10, Matthew Gyurgyik wrote:
> On 09/16/2010 02:59 PM, Nathan Wayde wrote:
>> On 16/09/10 19:39, Matthew Gyurgyik wrote:
>> [..]
>>> Ok a few things here....
>>>
>>> 1. There are a *few* instances where having a local mirror is warranted
>>
>> not sure where you were going with that but i feel like you've left a
>> bit off of that sentence.
>>
>>> 2. There are many, many, many packages that are in the repos that *you*
>>> don't use! Every time you download one of these packages it is wasted
>>> bandwidth!
>>
>> you don't get to tell anyone how to use their bandwidth.
>>
>>> 3. Mirror bandwidth is not free! Every time you are downloading unused
>>> packages you are wasting the mirrors money! Why waste money? (Keep point
>>> 1 in mind)
>>
>> since i already payed for that bandwidth and utilize it for other
>> purposes it is in fact free.
> You most certainly do not pay for the Mirror's bandwidth! Just look at
> this article: http://lwn.net/Articles/178618/

my contract said I paid for it...

>>
>>> [...]
>>
>>> 6. I am quite sure that mirror operators are not and will not be happy
>>> with users downloading gigs of data a month so they can have their own
>>> local mirror.
>>
>> when you become a mirror operator or bring actual evidence to the
>> table you will have a say in this.
> Again look here: http://lwn.net/Articles/178618/ or ask any admin in
> charge of bandwidth operations.
> Aaron if you are reading this, would mind sharing the bandwidth cost for
> the arch servers?
>>
>>> [...]
>
>

At first I typed out a reply but I deleted it because this thread is 
already dead so I will simply restate my question that no-one has an 
answer to.

What were the issues with that wiki page and the script. I'd like to 
know so I don't cause these *problems* for Tier-1 mirrors I sync from as 
I have to implement my own script which is based on the bad script that 
was in the wiki.