Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Tue, May 08, 2018 at 01:51:30AM +0000, brian m. carlson wrote: >> >> I think I would also prefer a list of available repositories over a >> hard-coded choice. It may be that some places (say, Australia) have >> better bandwidth to one over the other, and users will be able to have a >> better experience with certain mirrors. >> >> While I'm sympathetic to the idea of referring to kernel.org because >> it's open-source and non-profit, users outside of North America are >> likely to have a less stellar experience with its mirrors, since they're >> all in North America. > > I'm a bit worried that I'll come across as some kind of annoying pedant, > but git.kernel.org is actually 6 different systems available in US, > Europe, Hong Kong, and Australia. :) > > We use geodns to map users to the nearest server (I know, GeoDNS is not > the best, but it's what we have for free). Thanks for an update---it is nice to make those who are discussing this topic to be aware of these facts. Very much appreciated.
