[Savannah-hackers] Re: Misleading Savannah documentation.

[Sylvain Beucler]

(Actually I eventually found your e-mail, no need to resend it)

The documentation should indeed be completed to make the difference  
between the two download areas.

However, keeping the 2 'download areas' for GNU projects appears  
interesting to me, since ftp.gnu.org is an official FSF download  
location, with strict rules on what to upload. In particular, I think  
you cannot delete old releases.

The Savannah download area can be used for any purpose, and we plan to  
provide more control on it, including a web interface to manage files,  
and if possible a rsync access.

--
Sylvain


Dale Mellor wrote:
> Sorry to be taking your time up like this, but...
>
> Well, this is hugely misleading. I have ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mcron down as
> my
> download site in Savannah, and whenever I read any of the
> documentation,
> i.e. FAQ, it says that files uploaded to
> savannah.gnu.org/incoming/savannah get
> copied to `the download site'.
>
> Specifically, when I look at the main admin page and scroll down to
> the files
> admin section, it gives this URL and points to the FAQ; the FAQ does
> not mention
> the URL of the download area.
>
> FWIW, as the CVS web directory is copied out to
> http://www.gnu.org/software/mcron, I really think I should expect the
> file
> upload area to be copied to ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mcron.
>
> Anyway, thanks for the reference, I'll follow the instructions there.