From owner-freebsd-hubs@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 8 06:12:09 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: hubs@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B8CE106567E for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2008 06:12:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dimitar.vassilev@gmail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.155]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8ACC08FC28 for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2008 06:12:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dimitar.vassilev@gmail.com) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id 16so1970344fgg.35 for ; Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:12:04 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=goGUzBgX5dwINK0OTN/+WSAiqLU14R8KOWiixrb3Zo8=; b=ZSp/2BEvL3ZiBfNUzlchqRCsZNnSWHuPNYVFmZ2Gjhy6jgsbw6Tz4nik7Xky9tGmy8wmFBjlYIdyG/ntkFMi5+IznLqO4P0JpuvPUTHcf0Y/Q1m5bHfq79CTLh+pGJYmm4jYmlD9S5eDDOn4edIqOkuz8HyQnEhpWwFqwZSrCS8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=IaXF7TgovYA89WJA1P6ck/cKcgGpfLAXapIBwrGDd7vqf6Hfa5oJLsCFQ6P0MSN4lpH+lcpWWUzBpWCl9JVaZKKDE6STKaGd8de/I/ohvYl5b86zcH+Fe/ZiKnZYjc0ZJxPqGSAgjdj7oOYDmUDT4tuFEqWe8lqvNG+t12BAnc4= Received: by 10.82.161.19 with SMTP id j19mr9419019bue.12.1207635123664; Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:12:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.82.174.5 with HTTP; Mon, 7 Apr 2008 23:12:03 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <59adc1a0804072312l192a98f8ncfc70e5687e45ef7@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 09:12:03 +0300 From: "Dimitar Vasilev" To: pav@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <47FAE381.10305@jonny.eng.br> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1207605059.1031.38.camel@ikaros.oook.cz> <47FAE381.10305@jonny.eng.br> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: hubs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: package distribution crisis - CDN needed X-BeenThere: freebsd-hubs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "FreeBSD Distributions Hubs: mail sup ftp" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:12:09 -0000 Pav, Segmented downloading also raises the need of packet signatures. Now if a package is broken on a mirror, user simply selects another one. I'm aware that for license reasons there is no x.509/opengpg-compatible solution that can assure you that you're getting the right package. Unfortunately I can't help there - got too late into computers to have time for learning C. Once upon a time a guy suggested that all FreeBSD mirrors join http://www.metalinker.org/, but someone from the French mirrors rejected the idea. Next thing is that all mirrors have different uplink/downlink speed to master servers and response may vary. This may cause a client to select couple of servers and at the end the master server could be hit badly. Also the need of additional hardware that may be purchased to sustain the model should be considered also. Best regardz/Nazdar, Dimitar Vassilev one of the bg.freebsd.org monkeys