On Mon, 8 Jul 2019 at 06:55, Joost van Baal-Ilić < joostvb-debian-faq-2017113...@mdcc.cx> wrote:
> > The only place where the BYHAND rules might still be needed is from the > > fileservers (https://deb.debian.org/debian/doc/FAQ), > > Yes, afaik that's indeed what they're used for. > Correct, this is where they are used. > > > and I think that > > nowadays the availability on the main website should suffice. > > > > What do you think? > > https://deb.debian.org/debian/doc/ also has documents we ship with the > doc-debian package (social-contract, constitution, bug-reporting etc.) > _If_ we > choose to no longer ship the FAQ via the mirrors, we might also want to > discuss > what to do with these other documents. > Also relevant is that the documents from the mirror are used in the DVD/CD/Blu-ray images. I would rather continue shiping the FAQ via the mirrors. This currently means using BYHAND rules, but maybe ftp-master can propose an alternative mechanism to sync the contents to that directory? (there could be a regular task to pull the information from the package or to pull from the web). I personally like our mirrors to be somewhat self-contained by shipping > not just software but also some instructions. > I agreed with the above. Specially considering that some may receive this content not via the mirrors network but via the media we prepare/distribute with each release. Best regards Javier
