[Copying this from my bug comment on https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/8639 because I do not really know if it belongs there, here or both :)]
Hi again, I've written a very small and simple PHP draft here: https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/HTTP_mirror_pool/#index4h1 Simplicity might be the best idea, though, as the code needs to be audited (#8640) before it can be used. Best regards, Tobias Frei Am 19.01.2015 um 19:49 schrieb sajolida: > Thomas White: >> Not sure if anyone knows of this, but the following might be a good >> solution to scale the current mirror system and is used by a number of >> other open source projects. >> >> http://mirrorbrain.org > > Thanks for your input, > > We already considered using mirrorbrain and it is already mentioned on > our blueprint for a new mirror infrastructure: > > https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/HTTP_mirror_pool > > Our current plan is to write a very minimal custom PHP script. > > The downside of mirrorbrain here is that it's quite big (probably too > big for what we want to do) and it's not in Debian, not really > authenticated, audited, etc. > > Still, if we want to further improve our custom script in the future, > for example to include load balancing or geolocation, we might end up > reinventing partly the wheel when more complex tools such as mirrorbrain > already exist. > > Anyway, I don't feel like I'm the right person to best argue or decide > on this. > _______________________________________________ Tails-dev mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to [email protected].
