Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 07:44:27 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 268403] The ports mirror does not cache all the files that need to be downloaded like gentoo does Message-ID: <bug-268403-7788-Kb5N4MSUhc@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-268403-7788@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-268403-7788@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D268403 --- Comment #2 from ykla <yklaxds@gmail.com> --- (In reply to Philip Paeps from comment #1) I understand your point of view, but there are still some problems here. Caching files for download is something that should be done by mirrors, not= by users, and FreeBSD users are not just limited to the US or Europe but are widely distributed around the world. This is why mirror sites are so import= ant.=20 According to the Gentoo Linux mirror, it is only 544.87 GB in size, while t= he FreeBSD ports mirror is currently 171.74 GB. Even if the FreeBSD ports mirr= or were to cache all the files for download, it would not be much larger than that. In contrast, one version of the FreeBSD pkg image has an architecture= of about 150 GB, and caching all the files needed for ports is not likely to p= ut much strain on the FreeBSD servers.=20 I would ask the FreeBSD community to actively consider this issue. thanks a lot. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.=
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