On Sat, Feb 01, 2025 at 09:27:34AM +1000, onefang wrote:
> On 2025-01-31 17:12:10, golinux via Dng wrote:
> > On 2025-01-31 16:41, onefang wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I would tend to think that the 'devuan-dev' mailing list would be more
> > > > appropriate for this discussion.
> > >
> > > Except I'm asking ALL users if anyone is actually using these.
> >
> > Knowing the number of Devuan users who use the various DL options is
> > impossible to calculate. Reducing the number of options could lose (and piss
> > off) some present and potential users. You have been around long enough to
> > understand this so I don't know why you are even asking the question . . .
>
> Did you not read the part where I mentioned that apt DOES NOT SUPPORT
> RSYNC!!! So there's no reducing options going on. FTP is deprecated by
> the apt authors, and currently disabled by default, so it's not me
> removing these options.
>
> ONCE MORE I'M ASKING TO SEE IF ANYONE WILL BE PISSED OFF, rather than
> just yanking the rug and ignoring pissed off people.
>
> I'm starting to get pissed off by peaple going off tangent. lol

The purpose of declaring supported access protocols in the mirrors.txt
file is just that; to declare which manners of access the servers
offer. The use by apt is only one use of them. Your emotions control
is irrelevant.

Ralph.