Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 07:21:31 +1000 (EST) From: jason andrade <jason@dstc.edu.au> Cc: hubs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: We seriously need a cleanup on ftp-master Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.4.20.0105090716290.7520-100000@azure.dstc.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <20010508141507.C94054@dcse.fee.vutbr.cz>
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On Tue, 8 May 2001, Cejka Rudolf wrote: [...] > them. I would like to see much lower number of primary mirror sites, but > with much higher quality and credibility. What about splitting up a list > of mirror sites into primary (proven, credible) and secondary > (incomplete, slower) categories? > > Imagine 4.4-RELEASE and all 100+ (?) mirror sites syncing > and waiting for 4.4-release.iso over rsync :-) from observing redhat releases, there are about 25 "primary" sites - i.e ones where admins will work to ensure a pre-release is completely available before an announcement. the other 100 or so sites tend to catch up at a rate of anything from a few days, to a few weeks, depending on the size of their mirror. but of those 25, i doubt there are more than half a dozen who can offer a complete (80G+?) redhat mirror. i'd expect similar numbers with freebsd mirroring. sometimes the concept of a "primary" might be more important as having an up to the date release available than a complete freebsd archive per se. -jason To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hubs" in the body of the message
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