Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org?

From	Donald Norwood <dnorwood@portalus.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.project
Subject	Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org?
Date	2016-04-12 19:20 +0200
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On 04/12/2016 07:52 AM, Raphael Geissert wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> 
> 
> What I propose is:
> 1. to fix the recent regressions and perform some maintenance on the
> service in an attempt[1] to reduce the user-visible errors. Before the
> end of April.
> 2. define the next steps towards improving the service - can be done
> in an open way in the mirrors ML. Starting today, with no ending date.
> 3. organise a sprint in order to ensure that time is available to work
> on the service. Perhaps during SunCamp, as people such as weasel also
> appear to be interested in participating - so let's say end of May.
> 

I would very much like to keep the service.

At this time it provides a clear source to point users to for connection to
the mirrors network, provides a great reporting tool as opposed to the static
status.html pages[1][2] which are confusing to read at times and have outdated
information and, lastly since it is already out there and in use (and
promoted) we may as well continue to use it provided we can address the needs
of it needing a dedicated maintainer or team of maintainers.

Some time ago Iain Learmonth was kind enough to take a look at the redirector
and was kind enough to created a minor status page[3] that pulls data from the
redirector, but I don't think he wanted to inherit it the overall project.

I think the service needs to be restarted every once in awhile if I am not
mistaken, which would update the available mirrors to it and keep Iain's page
in sync. 

Problems with the redirector should be have bugs opened against them, perhaps
removing the single point of contact on the service and stating 'please file a
bug against' would give us a better idea of where the visible user issues are
and allow us to implement change, modification, or documentation. More so as
those bugs are cc'd to the mirrors team.

Remove /ports/ from the redirector would be good, it just sits out there and
goes nowhere.

The mirrors team also needs to focus on the direction the tool will go in and
its implementation..even internally. 

[1][http://mirror-master.debian.org/status.html][1]
[2][http://ftp.de.debian.org/dmc/today/][2]
[3][http://debian-data.alioth.debian.org/mirrors.html][3]

-Donald

[1]: http://mirror-master.debian.org/status.html
[2]: http://ftp.de.debian.org/dmc/today/
[3]: http://debian-data.alioth.debian.org/mirrors.html

Thread

shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Peter Palfrader <weasel@debian.org> - 2016-04-12 09:10 +0200
  Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> - 2016-04-12 09:40 +0200
    Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Peter Palfrader <weasel@debian.org> - 2016-04-12 10:00 +0200
      Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Cord Beermann <cord@debian.org> - 2016-04-12 12:30 +0200
      Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Christian Rohmann <crohmann@netcologne.de> - 2016-04-12 13:00 +0200
        Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> - 2016-04-13 10:30 +0200
          Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Christian Rohmann <crohmann@netcologne.de> - 2016-04-14 10:00 +0200
            Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Peter Palfrader <weasel@debian.org> - 2016-04-14 11:10 +0200
              Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org> - 2016-04-14 12:10 +0200
                Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? David Kalnischkies <david@kalnischkies.de> - 2016-04-14 15:40 +0200
                Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Tollef Fog Heen <tfheen@err.no> - 2016-04-15 06:50 +0200
                Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Ondřej Surý <ondrej@sury.org> - 2016-04-25 14:30 +0200
                Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Tollef Fog Heen <tfheen@err.no> - 2016-04-25 14:50 +0200
                Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Ondřej Surý <ondrej@sury.org> - 2016-04-25 15:10 +0200
                Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? David Kalnischkies <david@kalnischkies.de> - 2016-04-25 15:50 +0200
                Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Peter Palfrader <weasel@debian.org> - 2016-04-25 17:40 +0200
              Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? anarcat <anarcat@orangeseeds.org> - 2016-04-14 17:00 +0200
                Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> - 2016-04-15 03:20 +0200
                Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> - 2016-04-15 04:00 +0200
                Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Tollef Fog Heen <tfheen@err.no> - 2016-04-15 07:00 +0200
          Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Christian Rohmann <crohmann@netcologne.de> - 2016-04-14 14:00 +0200
            Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> - 2016-04-14 17:00 +0200
              Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Christian Rohmann <crohmann@netcologne.de> - 2016-04-19 13:50 +0200
    Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> - 2016-04-12 18:30 +0200
  Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org> - 2016-04-12 10:50 +0200
  Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Raphael Geissert <geissert@debian.org> - 2016-04-12 14:00 +0200
    Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2016-04-12 15:10 +0200
    Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Peter Palfrader <weasel@debian.org> - 2016-04-12 15:30 +0200
      Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Raphael Geissert <geissert@debian.org> - 2016-04-13 14:30 +0200
    Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Donald Norwood <dnorwood@portalus.com> - 2016-04-12 19:20 +0200
      Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org? Donald Norwood <dnorwood@portalus.com> - 2016-04-12 22:50 +0200

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