Re: Bit flip

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On Wed, 29 Apr 2009, Jesse Keating wrote:

> On Tue, 2009-04-28 at 13:16 -0500, Matt Domsch wrote:
> >
> > So, I'd like to propose we back up the bitflip by at least 4 hours
> > from release time, perhaps as much as 6.
>
> Hrm.  This means we have unlocked mirrors for up to 6 hours before we
> make the announcement.  This could lead to a lot of confusion and
> uncertainty about the isos and their validity, something we see whenever
> a mirror leaks early.
>

That's certainly a downside.  But I'd generally consider that far less
bad then an announcement going out and having so few mirrors actually be
ready for it.

> Honestly I think we need a vastly different way of getting mirrors to
> bit flip aside from waiting on random cron jobs to pick up the change.
>

We do and are, but bit flipping sooner is an easy thing we can do now to
make a more smooth transition.  I think this is one of those don't let the
perfect get in the way of the good situations.

	-Mike

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