I have my own web/email server at home that I can port forward FTP too if needed. I'm not going to keep it up all the time but I will bring it up if people need to download something I can offer and will take it down when they are done... currently mandrake 9.0 and redhat 7.3/8.0 beta. On Monday I will have 8.0, if you want to download from me just let me know. I'm on a Shaw line so it's not as fast as a T1+ but it's better then nothing.
Later, Trevor > I don't know if Jeff will catch this post so I will field it for now. > You may want to send a note to Jeff thought to clarify. > > Currently calgary.linux.ca is hosted at his home on a server connected > to his home DSL. Bandwidth will most likely be a huge issue. I doubt > that he will consent to such a request. > > With hardware being so cheap (especially hard drives) storage should not > be an issue. I have been trying to maintain the Distribution Library on > the CLUG site so that folks know who to approach for the various copies > of Linux from the various members such as myself who have access to a > CD-ROM burner and are more than happy to burn copies as long as they are > provided blanks. > > Until we have more resources at our disposal this is probably the way it > will remain but I could be wrong. There are lots of industrious folks > who have some astounding resources. > > Jarrod Major > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 11:11 AM > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) 9 dot o > > >> How feesable is it to set up an FTP on the CLUG site so that once ONE >> of > us >> DL's something, the rest can grab a copy from them? IE: If I get RH8 >> on Monday, I can immediately UL it to ftp.clug.com (or whatever), and >> then if other members wanted a copy, they could DL as appropriate. As >> a sort of CLUG-only mirror, sort of. >> >> What are the limitations to such a proposal. I'm sure Disk Space, but > that >> isn't insurmountable. We don't really want to mirror old versions, so > lets >> just say that as a policy, we'll mirror the 2 most recient versions of >> versions of whatever (Gentoo, RH, Debian, Mandrake, Suse, Smoothwall, >> and maybe two or 3 more.) What's our Bandwidth limitation and.or >> Bandwidth useage look like? Can we do this? >> >> Even if we held 2 copies of 10 Distros, each averaging 3 Gigs, we'd >> end up with 60 Gigs of Disk Space. Which isn't much. That's what a >> 5-10 dollar donation from each of the active members on this mailing >> list? We'd > clearly >> all benefit. >> >> Is this an idea worth pursuing? >> >> Kev. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jesse Kline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 9:12 AM >> Subject: Re: (clug-talk) 9 dot o >> >> >> > Thanks for the offer, but I was able to download it from 3 mirrors >> last >> night. >> > Now I am looking forward to getting home from work and burning those > babys >> on CD. >> > >> > Jesse >> > >> > Quoting Trevor Lauder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > >> > > I'm downloading Mandrake 9.0 as I type this email actually. If >> you > want >> I >> > > can setup a ftp account for you on my server when I get it >> downloaded (Should be done in 5 hours or so). If not, I can >> always burn you a copy... let me know. The mirror I always use >> for most of my linux >> distro >> > > downloads is ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch I usually get 300+ K/s > from >> > > them but since Mandrake came out I'm only getting 50 K/s >> > > >> > > Later, >> > > >> > > Trevor >> > > >> > > > Thanks everyone, I feel pretty confident about installing 9.0 >> now. > The >> > > > only thing left is to get it. Does anyone know of any working > mirrors? >> > > > >> > > > Jesse >> > > > >> > > > On Thu, 2002-09-26 at 11:06, S�bastien Taylor wrote: >> > > >> I'm pretty sure mandrake let's you flag a partition so that it >> doesn't format it..at least it should have it, every other os >> has >> it. >> > > >> I would just stick the cd in, and boot it up, tell it to >> format > the >> > > >> old partitions but leave /home as is. >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> Jesse Kline a �crit: >> > > >> > Ya, I already have a seperate /home partition. So If I were >> to > just >> > > >> wipe out my >> > > >> > other partitions, and create new ones with the MDK >> installer, > and >> > > >> do a full >> > > >> > install, will it leave my /home partition alone? I just don't > want >> > > >> to see that formatting all partitions window :-). >> > > >> > >> > > >> > Jesse >> > > >> > >> > > >> > Quoting S�bastien Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> >>That could work, except for the fact that, and I quote "No, I >> do >> > > >> have a separate /home partition." ;-) Problem solved! >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >>Dan Graham a �crit: >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >>>Hi Jesse, >> > > >> >>> >> > > >> >>>1. Delete all but your /home dir. >> > > >> >>>2. Resize what is left with Mandrake's partition resizing >> tool >> > > >> (hacked parted) >> > > >> >>>3. Name this /home >> > > >> >>>4. Create the rest of your partitions as per. >> > > >> >>>5. Do a full install as required. >> > > >> >>> >> > > >> >>>I just did this with RC3 9.0 for my buddy Howard who had a >> ton > of >> > > >> stuff on one big / partiton. >> > > >> >>>No problem. >> > > >> >>> >> > > >> >>>Cya, Dan >> > > >> >>> >> > > >> >>> >> > > >> >>> >> > > >> >>>-----Original Message----- >> > > >> >>>From: S�bastien Taylor >> > > >> >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > >> >>>Sent: 9/25/02 7:04 PM >> > > >> >>>Subject: Re: (clug-talk) 9 dot o >> > > >> >>> >> > > >> >>>Oh, good, that's easy, you just tell it what partition you >> want > to >> > > >> use as home, and then turn off the format option. Not sure >> _exactly_ how to do that, I don't use Mandrake, but pretty much >> every installer let's you do that. The option might also be >> called "Mount previously formated partition" something like >> that is what you want...it should be pretty obvious. >> > > >> >>> >> > > >> >>>Make sure you still back up what you can't afford to loose!! >> > > >> >>> >> > > >> >>> >> > > >> >>>Le Mercredi, 25 sept 2002, � 18:20 Canada/Mountain, Jesse >> Kline > a >> > > >> �crit : >> > > >> >>> >> > > >> >>> > No, I do have a separate /home partition. What I want to >> do > is >> > > >> reinstall >> > > >> >>> > the system (on the root partition) without touching my >> /home >> > > >> partition (which does exist). I'm sure that I read somewhere >> that you can do >> > > >> >>>this >> > > >> >>> > with Mandrake, I'm just wondering how? >> > > >> >>> > >> > > >> >>> > Jesse >> > > >> >>> > >> > > >> >>> > On Wed, 2002-09-25 at 18:18, S�bastien Taylor wrote: >> > > >> >>> >> You mean you didn't put your /home on it's own >> partition?? >> > > >> Shame on you >> > > >> >>> >> ;-) If you didn't you should back it up and do it this > time, >> > > >> or else you can just delete everything else then install on the >> sorta-clean drive. Or, finally, you could just try to >> > > >> upgrade... >> > > >> >>> >> >> > > >> >>> >> >> > > >> >>> >> Le Mercredi, 25 sept 2002, � 18:00 Canada/Mountain, >> Jesse >> Kline >> > > >> a �crit >> > > >> >>> >> : >> > > >> >>> >> >> > > >> >>> >>> I really want to have the latest and greatest, but I'm > trying >> > > >> to figure >> > > >> >>> >>> out the best way to go about this. I know that upgrades >> are >> > > >> not always >> > > >> >>> >>> the best solution, but I have large video files on my >> /home >> > > >> >>>partition >> > > >> >>> >>> that aren't economical to backup on CD. Is there a way >> to > get >> > > >> Mandrake >> > > >> >>> >>> to install over the / partition without touching my >> /home >> > > >> partition? >> > > >> >>> >> > > >> >>> >>> Or >> > > >> >>> >>> is there a way to do a Debian-style upgrade using >> urpmi? >> > > >> >>> >>> >> > > >> >>> >>> Thanks, >> > > >> >>> >>> >> > > >> >>> >>> Jesse >> > > >> >>> >>> >> > > >> >>> >>> On Wed, 2002-09-25 at 16:32, Dan Graham wrote: >> > > >> >>> >>>> >> > > >> >>> >>>> Hi all, >> > > >> >>> >>>> >> > > >> >>> >>>> The new Mandrake 9.0 "Dolphin" has been released. >> > > >> >>> >>>> >> > > >> >>> >>>> cya >> > > >> >>> >>> >> > > >> >>> >>> <signature.asc> >> > > >> >>> > >> > > >> >>> > <signature.asc> >> > > >> >>> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >
