cvs: phpweb / mirroring.php

rasmus Fri Mar 11 23:42:02 2005 EDT Modified files: /phpweb mirroring.php Log: Add a fuller explanation of the 2-mirror system http://cvs.php.net/diff.php/phpweb/mirroring.php?r1=1.44&r2=1.45&ty=u Index: phpweb/mirroring.php diff -u phpweb/mirroring.php:1.44 phpweb/mirroring.php:1.45 --- phpweb/mirroring.php:1.44 Thu Dec 16 08:56:13 2004 +++ phpweb/mirroring.php Fri Mar 11 23:42:02 2005 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?php -// $Id: mirroring.php,v 1.44 2004/12/16 13:56:13 goba Exp $ +// $Id: mirroring.php,v 1.45 2005/03/12 04:42:02 rasmus Exp $ $_SERVER['BASE_PAGE'] = 'mirroring.php'; include_once $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/include/prepend.inc'; site_header("Mirroring The PHP Website"); @@ -35,10 +35,14 @@ <a href="/mirrors.php">mirrors.php</a>. Before you start to set up an official mirror site, it is advisable to contact <a href="mailto:mirrors@php.net">mirrors@php.net</a>, and ask if you - have chance to get your mirror site accepted. We would not like - to put too much pressure on our rsync server, so we need to limit - the number of mirror sites. Please also ensure that the mirror is - located in the country you would like to register the mirror for. + have chance to get your mirror site accepted. We have this limit in + place to avoid overloading our rsync server and monitoring infrastructure + as well as the people who actively assist mirror sites stay up to date and + correctly configured. We have found that this 2 mirror limit per country + serves our users well, so please do not ask to be the 3rd in a country that + already has 2 unless you have a very good reason. Please also ensure + that the mirror is located in the country you would like to register the + mirror for. </p> <p>