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Mirror.ac.uk to Scale Back Operations

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-kernels-for-you dept.

KingDaveRa writes "It would seem that the UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (www.jisc.ac.uk) have decided to withdraw funding from the www.mirror.ac.uk service. They still want to run a service, but '...perhaps on a smaller scale, and limited to the most popular mirrors. This would, however, depend upon securing sponsorship or alternative funding very quickly, and the approval of our host institutions.' This could turn out to be quite an inconvenience for the UK, as the mirror.ac.uk service has proven itself very fast and reliable."

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  1. Was this.. by IainMH · · Score: 4, Funny

    Was this Piers Morgan's fault too?

  2. Site's getting slow... by nacturation · · Score: 4, Funny

    Anybody got a mirror? :)

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  3. Will someone tell the uk government by pagaman · · Score: 5, Funny

    www.mirror.ac.uk != www.mirror.co.uk

  4. Obligatory Rocky Horror Joke... by elleomea · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dammit, JANET!

  5. In Other News... by wan-fu · · Score: 3, Funny

    Slashdot announces that it will help ease the burden on mirror.ac.uk by mirroring its own posts.