On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 09:57:39AM -0500, Ryan Ware wrote: > > As the larger Linux vendors grow they may look into Akamai for ditributing > > downloads similar to what Microsoft does. But you are correct in that when > > something popular hits they tend to go dark. > > Actually, if the ontent is not "secret", then it might be better to rely > on a network of mirrors. Add some utilities and installer logic to help > balance the load between the mirros well, and you'll actually have ISPs > and users mirroring you. > > If you're popular enough to have this problem, you'll also have enough > users with interest to mirror you. E.g: ISPs that want to make the > download traffic more effective.
apt-get and jigdo are both nice to help. I presume most are familiar with what apt-get does. Jigdo provides help with big files such as CD images. I recently downloaded templates for Debian (but not IA32) from the master site, then filled in the holes (quite literally) from a local site that carries the packages but not the ISOs. -- Cheers John. Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb
