Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 09:50:04 -0400 From: Wesley Shields <wxs@FreeBSD.org> To: Emanuel Haupt <ehaupt@FreeBSD.org> Cc: svn-ports-head@FreeBSD.org, "b. f." <bf1783@googlemail.com>, svn-ports-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, Dmitry Marakasov <amdmi3@amdmi3.ru>, bf1783@gmail.com Subject: Re: svn commit: r306755 - head/Mk Message-ID: <20121101135004.GA63012@atarininja.org> In-Reply-To: <20121101104217.3a55a2e749cc3c464a934a32@FreeBSD.org> References: <201210311811.q9VIBXWf001928@svn.freebsd.org> <CAGFTUwMck28T38=m1OmJAswTz1%2B1Kz06bekjv8PcYEV4bJ0G_Q@mail.gmail.com> <20121031215248.46c417d278348e2620af2d4b@FreeBSD.org> <CAGFTUwM7G=u58M8WStaxChtfJ2eAphVC_TeAR%2BjNZFnuu%2B=RKA@mail.gmail.com> <20121031233928.8c18e4adf36875dacff8247a@FreeBSD.org> <20121101041342.GB4715@hades.panopticon> <20121101104217.3a55a2e749cc3c464a934a32@FreeBSD.org>
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On Thu, Nov 01, 2012 at 10:42:17AM +0100, Emanuel Haupt wrote: > Dmitry Marakasov <amdmi3@amdmi3.ru> wrote: > > * Emanuel Haupt (ehaupt@FreeBSD.org) wrote: > > > > > > >> Dmitry and Pav went to some trouble to sort this list so that > > > > >> those mirrors resulting in faster downloads for a majority of > > > > >> users were placed first. Have you verified that an > > > > >> alphabetical sort won't result in slower average downloads for > > > > >> many users? > > > > > > > > > > I was not aware of that. I just noticed that the list was > > > > > somewhat outdated. > > > > > > > > > > A site that's fast for you might not be fast for someone else > > > > > due to the geographical location so I am not sure what criteria > > > > > was used to determine which one was better than others. > > > > > > > > > > One can always use MASTER_SORT to priorize some sites. > > > > > > > > Yes, of course -- but here we are concerned with the average > > > > speeds using default settings, for the largest number of users. > > > > We can't provide a fixed ordering that works well for everyone, > > > > but the heuristics Dmitry used last time are mentioned throughout > > > > the thread starting with: > > > > > > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2009-September/056783.html > > > > > > Interesting stats. Thanks for finding that post. > > > > > > I've restored the previous sort order for now. > > > > Heh, it feels nice when something you've done years ago and have long > > forgotten is brought up suddenly :) > > > > Well, if the SF mirror list should be updated, I may run speed test > > again - I happen to still have the scripts (and I've fixed broken > > link from the above mentioned post). > > Do you still happen to have the script you used back then? You may want to look into ports-mgmt/fastest_sites. -- WXS
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