> On Jan 1, 2018, at 5:20 PM, Henk P. Penning <penn...@uu.nl> wrote: > > I don't understand the "slippery slope". > Where is the "slope", and why is it "slippery" ? > -- the "how to add a sponsor logo/link" has been around for years > -- CPAN's home-page already uses javascript > How is adding 1 javascript function and 1 empty <span> a problem? > How is it worse than suggesting to users to tinker with /index.html?
I think the ‘slope’, from a syseng perspective is trying to solve a problem we don’t quite understand which may have far reaching consequences we may not want. I think the saying in programming is akin to ‘patch one bug and create two new ones.’ ;) We have always acknowledged the master mirrors, including funet.fi <http://funet.fi/>, which was a state/edu network who never requested such recognition. Even when I ran search.cpan out of WashU and Webster U, neither University requested recognition, nor complained about the resource load, which was rather substantial, especially since the hardware was donated and we all volunteered our time to maintain it. Hardware, storage and network resources have become less expensive in the 20 years since that time. I suppose my point is that, if your concern is that the number of mirrors is declining, the problem may be not as simple as offering sites an opportunity to add a logo, which may later lead to a demand for advertising, which is where the ‘slippery slope’ comes in (at least for me). Understanding the reasons why mirrors are leaving and/or doing so in shorter periods of time may lead to a better understanding and solution than the current suggestion. Not that anyone gives a fuck about what I think these days, but I’m still good at what I do and I try to offer what I can when I think there might be a better way of doing something, however well intended it might be. :) e. -- -=]) elaine ashton // eash...@mac.com // HFB ([=- -=]) That's the difference between governments and ([=- -=]) individuals. Governments don't care, individuals do. - Mark Twain ([=-
