On Sat 26 Nov 2016 at 18:40:38 +0100, Sven Hartge wrote: > Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > > > For the -devel thread: > > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2016/07/msg00071.html > > I had a more recent thread in mind and I just found it. It was kind of > buried inside the "When should we https our mirrors?" thread. > > From: https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2016/10/msg00362.html > > ,----[ Peter Palfrader <wea...@debian.org> > | > TL;DR: Would we now recommend deb.d.o over httpredir.d.o for > | > production use e.g. in base images (including for Jessie)? > | > | Yes. > `---- > > And here https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2016/10/msg00490.html one > of the maintainers behind deb.debian.org states the "experimental" phase > has ended: > > ,----[ Tollef Fog Heen <tfh...@err.no> > | As of this morning, the bit about experimental was removed from the web > | page. > `---- > > And here the reference for d-i (more precisely debootstrap) switching to > deb.debian.org: > https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2016/11/msg00006.html > > > I think viewing deb.debian.org as beta is fair. Viewing the redirector > > as deprecated or about to be closed down in not correct. There is a > > diversity of views in both threads. > > There are. But all more or less agree that httpredir.debian.org is > unmaintained and just cruising along on auto-pilot.
Very informative. Either would do for me in the UK, I think (assuming httpredir.debian.org stays around). Should we now be recommending deb.debian.org in user now? What do we get from it for our money? -- Brian.
