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author | Heike Jurzik <post@heikejurzik.de> | 2022-05-24 17:07:40 +0200 |
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committer | Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> | 2022-06-12 21:47:43 +0200 |
commit | 56be86f310c69dad02c56ad6a747744c555b7531 (patch) | |
tree | 4ed317d0ce72642322c1c6b8fc51ac9947385ac8 /english/mirror | |
parent | 40fef20783c16a860bd0f81fc28f1f7588875cbc (diff) |
fixes typo in donations, new layout for the mirror pages
Diffstat (limited to 'english/mirror')
-rw-r--r-- | english/mirror/index.wml | 45 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | english/mirror/list.wml | 47 |
2 files changed, 45 insertions, 47 deletions
diff --git a/english/mirror/index.wml b/english/mirror/index.wml index 58fa33447d3..89c8dd55668 100644 --- a/english/mirror/index.wml +++ b/english/mirror/index.wml @@ -1,37 +1,34 @@ -#use wml::debian::template title="Debian mirrors" BARETITLE="true" +#use wml::debian::template title="Debian Mirrors" MAINPAGE="true" -<p>Debian is distributed all around the world using mirrors -in order to provide users with better access to our archive.</p> +<link href="$(HOME)/font-awesome.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> -<p>The following Debian archives are mirrored:</p> +<aside> +<p><span class="fas fa-caret-right fa-3x"></span> Debian mirrors are maintained by volunteers. If you are in the position to donate disk space and connectivity, please consider creating a mirror to make Debian more accessible. For more information, please visit <a href="ftpmirror">this page</a>.<p> +</aside> + +<p>Debian is distributed (aka mirrored) on hundreds of servers worldwide, all offering the same content. +This way we can provide better access to our archive.</p> + +<p>You can find the following content on our mirror servers:</p> <dl> -<dt><strong>Debian packages</strong> (<code>debian/</code>)</dt> - <dd>The Debian package pool -- this includes the vast majority of .deb - packages, the installation materials and the sources. +<dt><strong>Debian Packages</strong> (<code>debian/</code>)</dt> + <dd>The Debian package pool: this includes the vast majority of <code>.deb</code> + packages, installation material, and the sources. <br> - See the list of <a href="list">Debian mirrors that include the - <code>debian/</code> archive</a>. + See the list of <a href="list">Debian mirrors</a> that include the + <code>debian/</code> archive. </dd> -<dt><strong>CD images</strong> (<code>debian-cd/</code>)</dt> +<dt><strong>CD Images</strong> (<code>debian-cd/</code>)</dt> <dd>The repository of CD images: Jigdo files and ISO image files. <br> - See the list of <a href="$(HOME)/CD/http-ftp/#mirrors">Debian mirrors that - include the <code>debian-cd/</code> archive</a>. + See the list of <a href="$(HOME)/CD/http-ftp/#mirrors">Debian mirrors</a> that + include the <code>debian-cd/</code> archive. </dd> -<dt><strong>Old releases</strong> (<code>debian-archive/</code>)</dt> - <dd>The archive of old released versions of Debian. +<dt><strong>Old Releases</strong> (<code>debian-archive/</code>)</dt> + <dd>The archive of older Debian versions, released in the past. <br> - See <a href="$(HOME)/distrib/archive">Distribution Archives</a> + See <a href="$(HOME)/distrib/archive">Distribution archives</a> for more information. </dd> </dl> - -<h2>Information for mirror owners</h2> - -<p>Debian mirrors are maintained by volunteers, so if there are no good mirrors -near you and you are in a position to donate disk space and connectivity, -consider creating a mirror and contribute to making Debian more accessible. -See the pages on <a href="ftpmirror">setting up a mirror of the Debian -archive</a> for more information about mirroring.</p> - diff --git a/english/mirror/list.wml b/english/mirror/list.wml index 24811ad7440..c674426c34b 100644 --- a/english/mirror/list.wml +++ b/english/mirror/list.wml @@ -1,35 +1,41 @@ -#use wml::debian::template title="Debian worldwide mirror sites" BARETITLE=true +#use wml::debian::template title="Debian Mirrors (worldwide)" MAINPAGE="true" -<p>Debian is distributed (<em>mirrored</em>) on hundreds of -servers on the Internet. Using a nearby server will probably speed up -your download, and also reduce the load on our central servers and -on the Internet as a whole.</p> +<link href="$(HOME)/font-awesome.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> + +<ul class="toc"> + <li><a href="#per-country">Debian Mirrors per Country</a></li> + <li><a href="#complete-list">Complete List of Mirrors</a></li> +</ul> + +<aside> +<p><span class="fas fa-caret-right fa-3x"></span> Debian is distributed (<a href="https://www.debian.org/mirror/">mirrored</a>) on hundreds of servers. If you're planning to <a href="../download">download</a> Debian, try a server nearby first. This will probably be faster and also reduce the load on our central servers.<p> +</aside> <p class="centerblock"> - Debian mirrors exist in many countries, and for some we have - added a <code>ftp.<country>.debian.org</code> alias. This + Debian mirrors exist in many countries, and for some of them we have + added a <code>ftp.<country>.debian.org</code> alias. This alias usually points to a mirror that syncs regularly and quickly - and carries all of Debian's architectures. The debian archive - is always available via <code>HTTP</code> at the <code>/debian</code> + and carries all of Debian's architectures. The Debian archive + is always available via HTTP at the <code>/debian</code> location on the server. </p> <p class="centerblock"> - Other <strong>mirror sites</strong> may have restrictions on what + Other mirror sites may have restrictions on what they mirror (due to space restrictions). Just because a site is not the - country's <code>ftp.<country>.debian.org</code> does not necessarily - mean that it is any slower or less up to date than the + country's <code>ftp.<country>.debian.org</code>, does not necessarily + mean that it is any slower or less up-to-date than the <code>ftp.<country>.debian.org</code> mirror. In fact, a mirror that carries your architecture and is closer to you as the user and, therefore, faster, is almost always preferable to other mirrors that are farther away. </p> -<p>Use the site closest to you for the fastest downloads possible +<p>Use the site closest to you for the fastest downloads possible— whether it is a per-country mirror alias or not. The program <a href="https://packages.debian.org/stable/net/netselect">\ -<em>netselect</em></a> can be used to +<code>netselect</code></a> can be used to determine the site with the least latency; use a download program such as <a href="https://packages.debian.org/stable/web/wget">\ <em>wget</em></a> or @@ -43,15 +49,10 @@ If your system moves around a lot, you may be best served by a "mirror" that is backed by a global <abbr title="Content Delivery Network">CDN</abbr>. The Debian project maintains <code>deb.debian.org</code> for this -purpose and you can use this in your apt sources.list — consult -<a href="http://deb.debian.org/">the service's website for details</a>. - -<p> -Everything else you want to know about Debian mirrors: -<url "https://www.debian.org/mirror/">. -</p> +purpose, and you can use this in your <code>sources.list</code>—consult +the service's <a href="http://deb.debian.org/">website</a> for details. -<h2 class="center">Debian per-country mirror aliases</h2> +<h2 id="per-country">Debian Mirrors per Country</h2> <table border="0" class="center"> <tr> @@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ Everything else you want to know about Debian mirrors: #include "$(ENGLISHDIR)/mirror/list-primary.inc" </table> -<h2 class="center">List of mirrors of the Debian archive</h2> +<h2 id="complete-list">Complete List of Mirrors</h2> <table border="0" class="center"> <tr> |