Re: removing ftp:// from mirrors lists

On Tue, 19 Apr 2016, Axel Beckert wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Mattias Wadenstein wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 Apr 2016, Axel Beckert wrote:
>>> Mattias Wadenstein wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 19 Apr 2016, Axel Beckert wrote:
>>>>> But before we do that we should think over our mirror CNAME scheme.
>>>>
>>>> No.
>>>
>>> Why?
>>
>> Because the ftp.ccTLD.debian.org names will need to stay around for
>> at least 3-5 years from now, even if we can come to a conclusion to
>> rename things ASAP this afternoon.
>
> While the reasoning is totally correct and reasonable, it still
> doesn't explain why you deny that we should _think_ about changing our
> CNAME scheme.

I don't deny that. I just think it would be a really bad idea to set that 
as a pre-requirement for updating the mirror list.

I'm all for choosing some better name, but that's for a different thread 
and should not be used to block the task of "removing ftp:// from mirrors 
lists" which is what we're talking about here.

/Mattias Wadenstein