Re: sponsor logo on home of CPAN mirror

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On Sun, 31 Dec 2017, Ask Bjørn Hansen wrote:

> Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2017 06:58:48 +0100
> From: Ask Bjørn Hansen <[email protected]>
> To: Henk P. Penning <[email protected]>
> Cc: cpan-workers <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: sponsor logo on home of CPAN mirror
> 
> Rather than having it execute javascript that’s locally modified,
> maybe we could have it just load some JSON?

> I know that the mirror can technically change anything, so this is not
> really a technical argument.
>
> I think it’s important to maintain a stance that it’s unacceptable to
> change anything (other than this…). Changing a bit of meta data (a
> JSON file) seems less slippery slope than changing a bit of website
> code.

   The idea is that the mirror-operator may add a directory /local/
   and exclude it in the rsync : --exclude /local/.
   That would be the ONLY change that is allowed ; no EXCEPT.
   If applicable, an operator is also required to
   exclude /local/ in his/her rsyncd.conf.

   I think that is a little cleaner than the current rule
   that says that an operator may change /index.html :

      You are not allowed to alter any file
      in you public mirror of CPAN
      EXCEPT
      that you can add a short acknowledgement for example
      for your hosting company, company, university, or sponsor,
      into this CPAN top-level index.html by adding a small
      non-animated image and a hyperlink pointing to your organization
      with text like "hosted by", "powered by", or "sponsored by",
      by placing it visually next to the "CPAN master site hosted by YellowBot"
      acknowledgement at the bottom of the page.
      The image used may not be larger than the one used for the YellowBot logo.
          (Technical sidenote: if you do add an acknowledgement link,
          please do think of the consequences to your possible downstream
          CPAN mirrors.)
      Altering this index.html in any other way is not allowed.
      Altering any other files is not allowed.

   I don't see how such a change can be kept local ;
   how can it /not/ propagate to downstream mirrors?

> Ask

   Regards,

   Henk Penning

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