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Mirror.ac.uk to Scale Back Operations

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. First by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Beeatch!

  2. Well, now... by nordicfrost · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This should be a hard hitting blow to the NeoCons saying "SEE!! Even the brittonians are doing it!". At least until the next barrage of embarrasing photos arrives...

  3. BackupOne by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


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  4. BackupTwo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


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  5. Re:Let us Americans** contribute to it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Americans have a culture??