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

[Matthew Gyurgyik]

  On 09/19/2010 12:16 PM, Mauro Santos wrote:
> On 09/19/2010 04:45 PM, Steve Holmes wrote:
>> Most distros like to build up their presence and increase the numbers
>> and usage.  Obviously if everyone goes out there and attempts to build
>> local mirrors and all, that would put a big drain on the arch package
>> update process.  I don't think many people are doubting that and maybe
>> it should be discouraged however.  But the withholding of technical
>> knowledge with such arrogance is in poor taste if you ask me.  Like
>> others have been saying all along now, the original information was
>> pulled and no technical explanation was ever offered for why it was
>> wrong.
>>
>> Now because of all this "secrecy" (in appearance), I've increased my
>> curiosity and may look into building a local mirror just so I know how
>> to do it.  Had the thing on the wiki site been corrected, I would have
>> probably just read it and kept it in the back of my mind for a day
>> when I would really need to do it.
>>
> You have a point when you say that all this discussion will increase the
> interest in creating a local mirror (for the people that read the
> mailing list). Some people will think about it a bit more but never try
> it (too much hassle for something they don't need or use), the ones that
> really need it will either find a way to do it or have already created a
> local mirror.
>
> It seems to me that the major point here is the difference between the
> wiki sort of endorsing a method to do it (which may put an higher load
> on a mirror, which the maintainer needs to pay for) or the user to come
> up with a way to do it.
>
> I don't have any doubts that any half decent arch user can do so if
> he/she wishes/needs to do it (these are the users most likely to need it
> anyway), but having an example on the wiki that can possibly tax a
> mirror because the procedure is not the most appropriate and the user
> trying it just copies the procedures verbatim is just wrong.
>
Well stated. My feelings 100%