Cheeseshop needs mirrors

[Richard Jones]

Paul Boddie wrote:
> On 30 Mar, 09:05, "Jon" <chai... at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> If something as widely used as eggs is going to have a single point of
>> failure like the Cheeseshop, we can't have it going down.
>>
>> I'm sure there are other solutions, but my suggestion is simply to
>> have mirrors. It works for Debian, after all.
> 
> It was said that the setuptools stuff could work with simple package
> index sites using static Web pages, and these could be mirrors of the
> main package index, but I suppose it's time once again to remind
> anyone wanting to reinvent package/dependency-management tools to take
> another look at what's already been done in the domain. As you say, it
> works for Debian.

And of course I'll reiterate the same line I always do: the Cheese Shop was
set up by a volunteer, enhanced by some other volunteers and exactly
nothing more will get done unless more volunteers offer their time.


    Richard