Hi > > The binaries are ~47MiB apiece. I suspect that almost everyone on > > Windows and Linux x86 will want the binaries too, since compiling GHC > > tends to take a while. Anyway, it seems like haskell.org is becoming > > more responsive now, but it would be something to keep in mind for the > > future. > > and don't forget that haskell.org box serves not only ghc downloading > and even not only haskell site > > i propose: in a few first days after release, make available only > alternative download places (SoundForge, BitTorrent...) and then, when > first wave of downloads shrinks, make direct links. also, hackage > server may be a better place for storing such popular downloads?
That sounds like a great last resort if the server is about to die. As it stands, I don't think its necessary - so it would be annoying but not particularly useful. Also I would much rather a direct link to a bitorrent, and certainly at my University I wouldn't have access to the torrent ports. Thanks Neil _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list [email protected] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
