On Wed, Aug 28, 2024 at 12:39 PM Linux O'Beardly <linux.obeardly@???>
wrote:

> You are correct, there aren't many US servers, but the two we have are
> reputable and reliable. One is hosted at GNULug in the Ashburn, VA Hetzner
> data center that is a Tier 3 (three-nines uptime/99.9%). The other I host
> within the Akamai/Linode cloud in Texas, which is also a Tier 3. I
> chose Texas because it's central to the US and it can efficiently serve
> both coasts and the northern states. I am in Tennessee. I've been hosting
> that server since the project started back in 2016, although it is in
> its third home. I also attempt to help onefang with wrangling the servers,
> which I've done a poor job of mostly due to the time difference, and was a
> speaker at the first Devuan Users' Conference, so I've been around for a
> minute, and have never heard anyone in the infrastructure team say not to
> use the round robin. If you would link me to the thread in the forum
> where using the round robin isn't considered a "best practice," I would be
> extremely grateful. I'm by no means doubting you. I just want to identify
> the thread and come to a consensus with the rest of the infrastructure team
> to ensure we're disseminating consistent information. For now, if you are
> in the US, feel free to use my mirror if you don't feel comfortable using
> the round robin.
>
>
> deb http://dev.beard.ly/merged daedalus main non-free contrib
> # daedalus-security, previously known as 'volatile'
> deb http://dev.beard.ly/merged daedalus-security main contrib non-free
> # daedalus-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
> deb http://dev.beard.ly/merged daedalus-updates main contrib non-free
> # daedalus-backports, previously on backports.debian.org
> #deb http://dev.beard.ly/merged daedalus-backports main contrib non-free
>
> Thank you for your response and we'll keep working to ensure the best
> experience possible utilizing the Devuan operating system and its
> respective infrastructure. We always recommend using the mailing list or
> IRC channel with questions, but feel free to reach out if a question goes
> unanswered. I will do what I can to route it to the proper personnel.
>
>
I tried searching for said thread - - - of course - - couldn't find it.
IIRC it was from a number of years ago.

Hopefully I was not insulting - - - one of my peeves is that there seems to
be little relatively current (ie within the year)
information for much of the open source world.

Over and out