| New frontend and googlesource.com |
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| :category: Site news |
| :author: Konstantin Ryabitsev |
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| Montreal frontend |
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| We have added another official frontend for serving the kernel content, |
| courtesy of `Vexxhost, Inc`_. There is now a total of three frontends, |
| one in Palo Alto, California, one in Portland, Oregon, and one in |
| Montreal, Quebec. This should allow for better geographic dispersion of |
| official mirrors, as well as better fault tolerance. |
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| Kernel.googlesource.com |
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| We are happy to announce that kernel.googlesource.com is now relying on |
| grokmirror manifest data to efficiently mirror git.kernel.org, which |
| means that if accessing git.kernel.org is too high latency for you due |
| to your geographical location (EMEA, APAC), kernel.googlesource.com |
| should provide you with a fast local mirror that is at most 5 minutes |
| behind official sources. |
| |
| We extend our thanks to Google for making this available to all kernel |
| hackers and enthusiasts worldwide. |
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| TLS 1.2 and PFS |
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| With the latest round of upgrades, we are now serving TLS 1.2 with PFS |
| across all kernel.org sites, offering higher protection against |
| eavesdropping. |
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| .. _`Vexxhost, Inc`: https://vexxhost.com |