Well, that may be a way around the storage limits I have seen message threads about that we are running up against on SF.
Heh heh. Now comes the fun part. Leaf-project has 2 main distro's with some additional custom variations. Some developing distro's from various experimental offshoots and a host of contributed *.lrp packages. So we would need a tree that makes sense, and a way to prune stuff that is outdated or buggy and 'should not be used' along with someone who sets up the ftp tree on ibiblio. I haven't the faintest idea how one would go about that, but I suspect it might need to be coordinated with Mike N. My current Internet setup is not one where I could do a root setup to mirror from, the DSL isp people were less than candid about some costs associated with what I want to do and I may be forced back to dial-up <shudder> in disgust! So this message is merely to generate discussion on what would need to be accomplished. I will setup whatever alias is deemed a good idea, but in the interest of supporting Source Forge's experiment I would be bummed to see the project itself moved off SF at this point. I mean, the phpWebsite that MikeN setup and all the CVS stuff is working. The DocManager that is here etc. SourceForge is this really great grand experiment, but setting up an ftp site is all ok with me. Also, do we lose download metrics if we do this and is such information useful? Hmmmmm......I'll bet that info is fun to look at. So, assuming the stuff gets mirrored to ibiblio's ftp site (lrp is there) perhaps: LEAF (readme with explanation (maybe Lynn's FAQ, links to leaf-project.org) Leaf\Dachenstein (readme to aid in decisian) Leaf\Dachenstein\Floppy Leaf\Dachenstein\CD Leaf\Dachenstein\PPP Leaf\Oxygen (sorry, I know more about Dachenstein derivatives) Leaf\Packages (this one is fraught with peril) Leaf\Exper Leaf\Exper\namehere Upon further thought, I don't actually think you can vhost an ftp site. I think you actually have to have a unique IP Address, but it is late and I am sleepy....getting sleepy...I will now cluck like a .....HEY! I think the cat is trying to hypnotize me... All I need is a semblance of consensus and destination that won't go off to limbo. Adding a name to register.com's DNS is fairly quick and easy for me, DNS replication occurring in 1-3 days. My own personal site has enough dead links as it is, I wouldn't want the project site to as well :) Good night. -sp -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Leaf-devel] q regarding an ftp site for leaf-project.org (was different) At 12:06 PM 2/26/2002 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I have no objection to this, but we would need several things to >happen. Files stored there would have to be updated through some >mechanism when there is one in place already on sourceforge. Maybe the primary file storage site should not be at SF. Same for the web pages. Kind of like what Charles has set up for his web pages. See http://lrp.steinkuehler.net/mirrors.htm. Then mirror (rsync?) the files to secondary locations (SF, Ibiblio, etc.). >But the big one is will they set up the vhost for >ftp.leaf-project.org? Currently I can't direct to a sub directory through >DNS. Unless we want to state in the download instructions page you start >here \and\drill\down\to\linux\leaf? IIRC Ibiblio will vhost ???.org type web sites. But not ???.com as that is commercial. Don't know if they will vhost an ftp site. But as to the second point, the easiest way would be to list ftp.leaf-project.org/path/to/leaf in the download instructions. _______________________________________________ Leaf-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
