> to get some load off of the apache.org machines and to save > network bandwidth, we should try to get as many downloads > spread to the mirrors as possible. Right now, most mirrors > do not carry Jakarta distributions at all as our current > directory layout forces them to use "complicated" rsync > scripts - and to maintain those on a daily basis - just to > avoid moving nightlies around. >
Also, because of the huge amount of stuff in the jakarta web space. > There is a document that describes where releases should be > located to make the mirrors happy. Furthermore we will make > our users happy if all Apache releases follow a similar naming and URL concept. See > <http://www.apache.org/dev/mirrors.html>. > > We've moved the > latest Ant release during the last few days and I've put > together a step-by-step guide of what I've > done > <http://cvs.apache.org/~bodewig/mirror.html>. > > If you want to move your project's distributions to the > "correct" download locations (please do) and need a hand, > feel free to contact me. [EMAIL PROTECTED] is the > correct list for more general questions > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). > On the infrastructure list, this is being discussed if you are interested. The biggest win is with the Tomcat stuff, based on sheer amount of bandwidth. I will be taking care of the commons distributions. If you would like to help, just give me a shout. Thanks, Scott -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
