I believe that you are right, that "not all mirrors are created equal".
However, it should not be the user's problem. By "advertising" these sites in
MandrakeUpdate, Mandrake should share responsibility of making sure that the
sites maintain a "minimum standard of updatedness" since it reflects on
Mandrake. This could be enforced by periodically updating the offered mirror
sites or, doing as RedHat does, by having the updater go to one site that farms
out the request to a server.
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On Fri, 02 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> I did notice that with the update util, but that can be accredited to the
> fact that Redhat uses a centralized controlled repository for their updates
> ( updates.redhat.com ) while mandrake utilizes the Mandrake/updates/<current
> release number> directory on any of their FULL mirrors. So if the mirror
> hasn't been updated ( by the mirror admin, or his mirroring software ) then
> it won't show up yet. And someitmes you might even find updates on one
> mirror, but not another for that reason.
>
> ( I think the following is correct as far as how its done, but please
> correct me if I'm wrong )
>
> Riyad Kalla
> Java Programmer
> Game Enthusiast
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Prigot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 11:06 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Cooker] Mandrake's Stability
>
>
> I used to use RedHat. Since I bought a boxed set, I could use their Update
> program (it's been a while, so I forget the exact name). It seemed like
> every
> time they released a patch/update, it would show up in their utility. With
> MandrakeUpdate, the announced security related fixes don't always show up. I
> like Mandrake a lot (even though it was the only distro to completely wipe
> out
> a user's hard drive due to defective hdparm settings [6.0?, 6.1?]), but I
> don't
> have quite the warm fuzzy feeling I had with RedHat.
> ---
> On Fri, 02 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> > Even with RedHat's more conservative approach, they've always had to
> > release updates as they went along to fix bugs in the released product.
> > So, to my mind, I can't quite see the point of slowing down. I say full
> > speed ahead. There will be bugs, but that's what MandrakeUpdate is for,
> > right?
> >
> > I'm with this ship as long as its the fastest ship on the sea. I know
> > bugs are inevitable no matter how slow we go, so I'm happy to tolerate a
> > few, perhaps even a few more than other distributions, as long as this
> > remains the fastest ship on the sea. Don't slow down, because if I see
> > a faster ship out there, and it doesn't appear to be sinking, I'll be
> > happy to jump off this ship. I've done it before, and I'll do it again
> > if Mandrake doesn't stay out front.
> >
> > I don't see that as happening anytime soon though. Keep up the good
> > work, guys. Full speed ahead...
> --
> Jonathan M. Prigot (617-278-0794)
> Brigham and Women's Hospital
> 900 Commonwealth Avenue, East
> Boston, MA 02215-1213
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900 Commonwealth Avenue, East
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