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From: William Hubbs <williamh@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] New distfile mirror layout
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 17:06:36
Message-Id: 20191023170624.GA25673@whubbs1.dev.av1.gaikai.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] New distfile mirror layout by Joshua Kinard
1 On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 01:18:02AM -0400, Joshua Kinard wrote:
2 > On 10/21/2019 19:36, Matt Turner wrote:
3 > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 9:42 AM Richard Yao <ryao@g.o> wrote:
4 > >> Also, another idea is to use a cheap hash function (e.g. fletcher) and just have the mirrors do the hashing behind the scenes. Then we would have the best of both worlds.
5 > >
6 > > It probably would have been better to make these suggestions when the
7 > > GLEP was discussed close to two years ago.
8 > >
9 > > I'm glad that we have ideas for improvements but I worry that we're
10 > > just backseat driving at this point given that the GLEP's now
11 > > implemented.
12
13 Nothing is really etched in stone, so we could change it again if we
14 see fit.
15
16 *snip*
17
18 > IMHO, perhaps future GLEPs should have a defined window to implement them
19 > following discussion. Having the discussion, then waiting a few years
20 > before implementing them leads to discussions like this where we're arguing
21 > about the color of the boat after the boat has sailed off into the distance.
22
23 Agreed. I will work on a proposal for the next council meeting.
24
25 Thanks,
26
27 William

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