packages: update the text after ftp.gnu.org -> ftpmirror.gnu.org change

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Xi Ruoyao
2025-12-23 11:08:58 +08:00
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<important>
<para>
Listed on the next page are several important packages located at
ftp.gnu.org. That site is the canonical location of the
subject packages but has been affected by a long term
distributed denial of services (DDOS) attack. See
<uri>ftpmirror.gnu.org</uri>. The canonical location of the
subject packages are <uri>ftp.gnu.org</uri> but due to
a long term distributed denial of services (DDOS) attack the site
administrator suggested the LFS editors to use
<uri>ftpmirror.gnu.org</uri> instead. See
<ulink url="https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/07/06/1737253/the-fsf-faces-active-ongoing-and-increasing-ddos-attacks">Slashdot News</ulink> for details.
</para>
<para>
An alternative for ftp.gnu.org is to use one of the mirrors for that
site. A list of mirrors is located at
<ulink url="https://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.en.html"/>
</para>
<para>
If you choose to use the wget list described below, that file will
also need to be modified to use your desired mirror.
The <uri>ftpmirror.gnu.org</uri> URL actually redirects to one of the
mirrors of the <uri>ftp.gnu.org</uri> site. You may also select a
mirror manually instead of using <uri>ftpmirror.gnu.org</uri>.
A list of mirrors is located at
<ulink url="https://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.en.html"/>.
If you choose to use the wget list described below, that file also
can be modified to use your desired mirror.
</para>
</important>