On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 08:45:05AM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: > On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 10:46:13PM -0400, Matthew Gyurgyik wrote: > > There is nothing preventing you from creating a local mirror. If you > > can't figure out how to create a local mirror using the resource > > available, you probably shouldn't be using arch. > > Now, there's a supportive answer if I ever heard one. That's the way > to get more people interested in using arch. > > 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. I couldn't agree more, on all points, and would have written almost the same if you hadn't beaten me at it. Ciao, -- FA There are three of them, and Alleline.
