Re: [sword-devel] Legitimate FTP Mirrors & Module Distribution Rights Question

[Kahunapule Michael Johnson]

On 07/28/2012 05:56 PM, Karl Kleinpaste wrote: Who would want to provide EarlyFathers in a redundant repo? Perhaps more importantly, why? More to the point, why not? What advantages are to be gained by limiting distribution to just one site? How do they outweigh the obvious advantages of having more than one site? I just don't see the motivation behind the idea of wanting to see a single module available from more than one repo. I actually do this; ... The advantages of having a single module, especially a Scripture module, available from more than one source include (but are not limited to): Higher availability and reliability of access. If one source becomes inaccessible for any reason, alternate sources are still available. Higher total server bandwidth is available, yielding better performance as popularity rises. Better persecution and censorship resistance. Questions of version control and authenticity are better addressed with consistent module naming and version labeling conventions and digital signatures, which do not require a single choke point of control. Diversity of repositories, like diversity of front ends, seems to me to be more consistent with an open source project.

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