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Re: [trinity-users] Repositories for TDE was Re: [trinity-users] Slávek's repository

From: Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@...>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 21:52:12 +0100
On Monday 05 October 2015 20:55:57 Mike Bird wrote:
> On Mon October 5 2015 11:59:49 Slávek Banko wrote:
> > ...so the problem comes back to the unavailable of primary server during
> > the weekend and discussion about vps.
>
> VPSs come with a wide range or prices and a wide range of reliabilities
> and levels of security.
>
> I operate one of TDE's mirrors.  It needs a lot of disk space and a lot
> of bandwidth but it does not need exceptional uptime guarantees 

There we have it.  The powers that be in TDE think that mirrors needn't be 
reliable.  And they aren't.

[snip]
>
> Without wishing to cast any aspersions on vpsfree.cz or anybody else,
> some of the functions currently hosted by Tim do need significant
> reliability and security.

Security they probably have chez Tim.  But reliability?  I don't see how 
vpsfree.cz could possibly be any worse.   .cz isn't in the USA so it's likely 
to be up more of the time.

Lisi