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darkside 09/12/26 22:59:27 |
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Modified: mirrors-rsync.xml |
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Log: |
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Add text describing mirrors more clearly |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.2 xml/htdocs/main/en/mirrors-rsync.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/main/en/mirrors-rsync.xml?rev=1.2&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/main/en/mirrors-rsync.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/main/en/mirrors-rsync.xml?r1=1.1&r2=1.2 |
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Index: mirrors-rsync.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/main/en/mirrors-rsync.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.1 |
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retrieving revision 1.2 |
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diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2 |
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--- mirrors-rsync.xml 3 Dec 2009 09:52:51 -0000 1.1 |
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+++ mirrors-rsync.xml 26 Dec 2009 22:59:27 -0000 1.2 |
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ |
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/main/en/mirrors-rsync.xml,v 1.1 2009/12/03 09:52:51 robbat2 Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/main/en/mirrors-rsync.xml,v 1.2 2009/12/26 22:59:27 darkside Exp $ --> |
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<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/mirrors.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> |
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<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> |
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<license/> |
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-<version>1</version> |
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-<date>2009-12-03</date> |
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+<version>1.1</version> |
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+<date>2009-12-26</date> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>Official mirrors</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-TODO: Explain usage of the central Portage rsync mirrors that are maintained directly |
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-by the Gentoo infrastructure team. |
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+The Gentoo infrastructure team maintains serveral rsync mirrors. This |
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+rotation is called <c>rsync.gentoo.org</c>. The <c>SYNC</c> variable in |
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+<path>/etc/make.conf</path> is set to this rotation by default. |
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+These mirrors are located globally and may not be the fastest for your location, |
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+however, they are very reliable. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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<p> |
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The following is the listing of individual Portage rsync mirrors that are run |
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-by the community. |
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+by the community. Community mirrors come and go, but they are monitored to make |
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+sure that they are up to date. It is advised to use a rotation instead of a |
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+single mirror directly. This helps spread out the load and provides a failsafe |
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+in case a specific mirror is offline. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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