[Savannah-hackers] Re: ftp and www sync

[Nic Ferrier]

Mathieu Roy <address@hidden> writes:

> Vincent Caron <address@hidden> said:
> 
> > Nic Ferrier wrote:
> >> Is there anyway the savannah-hackers can help with a synchronization
> >> system?
> >
> > If we go back to 2 months ago, Paul posted the attached proposal for a
> > new web sync mechanism. I implemented the CVS side
> > (sv_sync_www_new.pl), then nothing happened. I guess I will do the CGI
> > part and send it to Paul as a ready-to-go solution. Note that I don't
> > know about FTP sync issues (this will still need rsync+ssh stuff I
> > expect).
> 
> I do not think anyway that we have FTP to synchronize, do we? Is the
> download area for non gnu project replicated at ftp.gnu.org?
> 
> GNU projects are advised to directly manage their ftp area at
> ftp.gnu.org as a separated thing from Savannah.

We could fix that though couldn't we? We'd need a bigger server so
that we could provide an upload area and then signed files could be
rsynched to ftp.gnu.org.

Yes? No?


Nic