2007/4/2, Michael M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I have to say, I don't understand the rationale behind providing users > who newly install Arch Linux with a default server that is throttled so > drastically. That's not exactly a nice introduction to Arch. I think > most users, especially those new to Arch, will presume that a brand new > install will be set up properly with regard to how pacman works and > where it connects at the outset. If the powers that be don't want > people using ftp.archlinux.org, then why make it the default? I trusted > that the devs would have set things up as they need in order best to > manage the resources at Arch's disposal. It concerns me that this was a > "mistake" on my part. IMO, users should be warned the first time they > run pacman that they need to edit the mirror list to avoid ending up on > a throttled server; failing that, it should be the very first item on > the post-install to-do's.
See comments on this bugreport: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/6727 -- Roman Kyrylych (Роман Кирилич) _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
