Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 29 Jan 2003 11:30:03 -0800 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: kernel.org frontpage |
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Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote: > On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 19:14:43 GMT, John Bradford said: > > >>I see what you mean, but I don't see how it makes it any less useful >>to have them on the front page - if you download the latest kernel >>patch from a mirror, you could then just click on the relevant link on >>the front page of kernel.org - infact, as http access to kernel.org is >>frequently much slower than ftp, it might actually be very useful, >>because anybody downloading via http would make two requests, (OK, >>about 7, because of the images on the front page), instead of about >>13, if they traverse each directory to the .sign file. > > > I was arguing that they *should* be on the front page, since they *are* > useful and it *would* lower the number of requests. >
I am not going to do something that will provide false security to people. Case closed; please read the signature FAQ.
-hpa
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