[Buildroot] [PATCH] Config.in: Use CDN kernel.org mirror

[Alexey Brodkin]

Hi Thomas,

On Mon, 2016-05-23 at 19:18 +0200, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On Mon, 23 May 2016 16:04:05 +0000, Alexey Brodkin wrote:
> 
> > 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > >  	     http://www.XX.kernel.org/pub (XX = country code)
> > > >  	     http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/ftp.kernel.org  
> > > Should this list of mirrors be removed?  
> > Well I have no preference here.
> > I mean user still may have a preferred mirror so why would we
> > limit him or her here?
> Well, if we're pointing to a CDN then really there is no longer any
> reason to point users to www.XXX.kernel.org with XX = country code,
> since that's what a CDN is doing automatically.

Indeed but given our previous discussion it makes sense to leave those
help strings for time being.

> > 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > +	  Now when kernel.org is mirrored by CDN as well we'll be using
> > > > +	  it by default to speed-up downloads all over the world.  
> > > I'm sorry, but I don't understand this sentence.  
> > If I'm not mistaken CDN allows to use the best server for each user
> > (based on some criteria). Now kerenl.org is mirrored with use of that
> > technology. And in theory users of Buildroot all over the world will
> > benefit from much faster downloads from this CDN mirror (which will
> > be in real life different physical servers for different users).
> Yes, of course. But I still think the wording is wrong. The wording
> feels like something for the commit log, not for the help text. A
> correct wording for the help text could be:
> 
> 	The default value points to kernel.org's CDN, which will
> 	automatically redirect you to a mirror geographically close to
> 	you.

Do you want me to resend the patch or you'll do this fixup before
patch application?

-Alexey