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;;; Code:
(define %mirrors
- ;; Mirror lists used when `mirror://' URLs are passed.
+ ;; Mirror lists used when `mirror://' URLs are passed. The first mirror
+ ;; entry of each set should ideally be the most authoritative one, as that's
+ ;; what the generic HTML updater will pick to look for updates, with
+ ;; possible exceptions when the authoritative mirror is too slow.
(let* ((gnu-mirrors
'(;; This one redirects to a (supposedly) nearby and (supposedly)
;; up-to-date mirror.