That's similar to the way that AutoRPM (www.kaybee.org) works. Each night, he
round robin's the sites to compare RPM's there vs. the versions on your
machine. It also maintains a "reachability index" such that sites that are more
reachable will be queried before the doggier sites.
---
On Fri, 02 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> Oh god that would be a nice... little ping utility built into Mandrake
> Updater that pings the sites... <giggling like a school girl> They could
> name it MandrakeSpy :)
>
> Riyad Kalla
> Java Programmer
> Game Enthusiast
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Talbot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 12:30 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [Cooker] Mandrake's Stability
>
>
> I haven't looked at the source, but if running mandrake update hits a
> mandrake server to get the list of mirrors you could give a rating to the
> ones that are indeed up to date. Mandrake could automate this process via a
> simple utility could be written that checks your mirrors to insure they've
> got the latest stuff. (And maybe even toss in a speed rating)
>
> -David Talbot
>
> At 03:08 PM 6/2/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >I believe that you are right, that "not all mirrors are created equal".
> >However, it should not be the user's problem. By "advertising" these sites
> in
> >MandrakeUpdate, Mandrake should share responsibility of making sure that
> the
> >sites maintain a "minimum standard of updatedness" since it reflects on
> >Mandrake. This could be enforced by periodically updating the offered
> mirror
> >sites or, doing as RedHat does, by having the updater go to one site that
> farms
> >out the request to a server.
> >---
> >
> >On Fri, 02 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> >> I did notice that with the update util, but that can be accredited to the
> >> fact that Redhat uses a centralized controlled repository for their
> updates
> >> ( updates.redhat.com ) while mandrake utilizes the
> Mandrake/updates/<current
> >> release number> directory on any of their FULL mirrors. So if the mirror
> >> hasn't been updated ( by the mirror admin, or his mirroring software )
> then
> >> it won't show up yet. And someitmes you might even find updates on one
> >> mirror, but not another for that reason.
> >>
> >> ( I think the following is correct as far as how its done, but please
> >> correct me if I'm wrong )
> >>
> >> Riyad Kalla
> >> Java Programmer
> >> Game Enthusiast
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Jonathan Prigot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 11:06 AM
> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Subject: Re: [Cooker] Mandrake's Stability
> >>
> >>
> >> I used to use RedHat. Since I bought a boxed set, I could use their
> Update
> >> program (it's been a while, so I forget the exact name). It seemed like
> >> every
> >> time they released a patch/update, it would show up in their utility.
> With
> >> MandrakeUpdate, the announced security related fixes don't always show
> up. I
> >> like Mandrake a lot (even though it was the only distro to completely
> wipe
> >> out
> >> a user's hard drive due to defective hdparm settings [6.0?, 6.1?]), but I
> >> don't
> >> have quite the warm fuzzy feeling I had with RedHat.
> >> ---
> >> On Fri, 02 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> >> > Even with RedHat's more conservative approach, they've always had to
> >> > release updates as they went along to fix bugs in the released product.
> >> > So, to my mind, I can't quite see the point of slowing down. I say
> full
> >> > speed ahead. There will be bugs, but that's what MandrakeUpdate is
> for,
> >> > right?
> >> >
> >> > I'm with this ship as long as its the fastest ship on the sea. I know
> >> > bugs are inevitable no matter how slow we go, so I'm happy to tolerate
> a
> >> > few, perhaps even a few more than other distributions, as long as this
> >> > remains the fastest ship on the sea. Don't slow down, because if I see
> >> > a faster ship out there, and it doesn't appear to be sinking, I'll be
> >> > happy to jump off this ship. I've done it before, and I'll do it again
> >> > if Mandrake doesn't stay out front.
> >> >
> >> > I don't see that as happening anytime soon though. Keep up the good
> >> > work, guys. Full speed ahead...
> >> --
> >> Jonathan M. Prigot (617-278-0794)
> >> Brigham and Women's Hospital
> >> 900 Commonwealth Avenue, East
> >> Boston, MA 02215-1213
> >--
> >Jonathan M. Prigot (617-278-0794)
> >Brigham and Women's Hospital
> >900 Commonwealth Avenue, East
> >Boston, MA 02215-1213
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Jonathan M. Prigot (617-278-0794)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
900 Commonwealth Avenue, East
Boston, MA 02215-1213
