I think that is a splendid idea. If you think about it, it would be a distributed backup type system... So maybe can be used as such. But for cooker that would be great.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Dorman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 1:04 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Cooker] Mirror madness > > > On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 20:29, Warly wrote: > > Paul Dorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I understand that mirror issues have been discussed many > times before, > > > but I would really like to get to the bottom of the > current situation > > > (and have an up-to-date cooker mirror as well!!). > > > > Yes we switch the mirror reference machine, and get some > issue in the move. > > > > Currently being fixed. > > > > [...] > > > > > Could we get some kind of p2p solution up and running? > With so many > > > people wanting to keep a local cooker tree, it would seem > self-evident > > > that we should be taking advantage of this technology. A > cooker torrent > > > would be excellent! (does BitTorrent handle large numbers of files > > > easily?). > > > > This would be could, someone could investigate on that topic? > Warly, I volunteer! I'd like to co-ordinate at least. I'll to > set up a > CookerP2P project if that is something that people would like > to see (and > preferably endorsed by the Mandrake developers!). Shall I use > Sourceforge, or > something else? > > I invite people interested in a CookerP2P app to email me, so > I can notify > them when things are moving. Suggestions and offers of help > are very welcome > of course! > > Regards, > Paul Dorman. > > >
