Re: sponsor logo on home of CPAN mirror
[email protected] (Elaine Ashton) Sun, 31 Dec 2017 13:12:06 +0200
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--Apple-Mail=_C76EECAE-9A5F-4481-8785-2132FD70D155 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > On Dec 31, 2017, at 12:52 PM, Henk P. Penning <[email protected]> wrote: >=20 > Ok ; here is the same thing with a /local/site.json file, > instead of a /local/site.js file : >=20 > http://cpan.cs.uu.nl/ondex2.html >=20 > View the page's source for javascript code and user instructions. >=20 > I think I prefer having local mods confined to "/local/", > and to disallow any other changes. The entire point of a mirror is that it is an exact duplicate of all = others and the master.=20 Whilst I understand that there is a desire to acknowledge the generosity = and resources borne by the host of each mirror, aside from the potential = sec issues and it opening a door for other requests, it bothers me to = think that the anonymity of the network over the decades now needs to be = acknowledged by individual operators which, to my mind, opens the door = for advertising, too.=20 I can=E2=80=99t imagine most mirrors are such a great burden on network = resources as to be needing some kind of remuneration in the form of a = logo or advertising.=20 =20 e. -- -=3D]) elaine ashton // [email protected] // HFB ([=3D- -=3D]) That's the difference between governments and ([=3D-=20 -=3D]) individuals. Governments don't care, individuals do. - Mark = Twain ([=3D-=20 --Apple-Mail=_C76EECAE-9A5F-4481-8785-2132FD70D155 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><br = class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div = class=3D"">On Dec 31, 2017, at 12:52 PM, Henk P. Penning <<a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" class=3D"">[email protected]</a>> = wrote:</div><div class=3D""><div class=3D""><br class=3D""> Ok ; = here is the same thing with a /local/site.json file,<br class=3D""> = instead of a /local/site.js file :<br class=3D""><br class=3D""> = <a href=3D"http://cpan.cs.uu.nl/ondex2.html" = class=3D"">http://cpan.cs.uu.nl/ondex2.html</a><br class=3D""><br = class=3D""> View the page's source for javascript code and user = instructions.<br class=3D""><br class=3D""> I think I prefer = having local mods confined to "/local/",<br class=3D""> and to = disallow any other changes.<br = class=3D""></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=3D""></div>The entire = point of a mirror is that it is an exact duplicate of all others and the = master. </div><div><br class=3D""></div><div>Whilst I understand = that there is a desire to acknowledge the generosity and resources borne = by the host of each mirror, aside from the potential sec issues and it = opening a door for other requests, it bothers me to think that the = anonymity of the network over the decades now needs to be acknowledged = by individual operators which, to my mind, opens the door for = advertising, too. </div><div><br class=3D""></div><div>I can=E2=80=99= t imagine most mirrors are such a great burden on network resources as = to be needing some kind of remuneration in the form of a logo or = advertising. </div><div> </div><div><br = class=3D""></div><div>e.</div><div class=3D""> <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Courier; font-size: = 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: = start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" = class=3D""><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">--</div><div = style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Courier; font-size: 12px; = font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: = start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" = class=3D""><div apple-content-edited=3D"true" class=3D""> = -=3D]) elaine ashton // <a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" class=3D"">[email protected]</a> // HFB = ([=3D-<br class=3D""> -=3D]) That's= the difference between governments and ([=3D- </div><div = apple-content-edited=3D"true" class=3D""> -=3D]) individuals. = Governments don't care, individuals do. - Mark Twain = ([=3D- </div></div> </div> <br class=3D""></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_C76EECAE-9A5F-4481-8785-2132FD70D155--