From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: linux@arm.linux.org.uk (Russell King - ARM Linux) Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 17:26:39 +0000 Subject: Christmas break & arm.linux.org.uk Message-ID: <20131223172639.GQ4360@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org Xmas break ---------- Merry Christmas to you all! I hope you're all prepared for Christmas. I'm not planning to do very much with the kernel over the Christmas break, so much email will not be read. That's already started last Thursday, and I intend to resume in the New Year. arm.linux.org.uk ---------------- The domain has been undergoing some instability since last Thursday. We have upgraded from ADSL to FTTC, but this seems more like a downgrade since the connection is a lot more unstable, and taking account of the upstream and downstream together, slower than the ADSL service (that's *not* ADSL2+). As with all UK FTTC installations, they are subject to a one year contract. We have been working with our ISP since late Friday trying to get this matter resolved - they agree that the service falls well below what is expected of it. Unfortunately, it is proving difficult in many regards to get the problem correctly diagnosed and fixed. BT/Openreach have been working on the issue and keep reporting that they've fixed a problem, but we see no improvement - quite the opposite, we've seen it deteriorate. We were supposed to have an engineer attend to diagnose the problem on Sunday afternoon. However, that appointment ended up being cancelled because the problem had been "fixed" which it hasn't. So yesterday evening the problem was bounced back to BT/Openreach for further investigation. This morning, the ISP informed us that an appointment was required at the request of BT/Openreach, so another booking has been made. Meanwhile, I'm having to spend time monitoring, reporting, waiting for engineers who don't arrive and contacting the ISP to keep this matter moving forward, and I suspect that this will continue into the New Year. Hence why I won't be reading email and will not working on the kernel over this period, and probably won't be having an enjoyable Christmas.