http://linux.citylink.co.nz/gentoo is a current mirror .....they did have an rsync mirror to for portage updates but it seems to have vanished ....
Cheers Dale. On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 09:52, you wrote: > Yep, we would also probably want to setup our own gentoo (partial) mirror > rather than nfs sharing the portage tree. I think I remember somebody on > this list doing that? Christopher - since this is your baby, do you want to > figure out a rough roadmap of how to go about a Gentoo distributed > installfest? Some things to consider off the top of my head - Initial > environment (boot CD or existing linux distro) > - Hardware detection/setup notes > - Portage mirror or sharing from NFS > - DNS setup > - distcc setup (and at what stage) > - Kernel compiles > - things to do while we wait on compilers :) > > Brad > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dale Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, 11 June 2003 9:42 a.m. > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Gentoo Installfest (was Re: OpenBSD) > > > > > > An idea would be to setup distcc on the boxes that are built > > ...that way ones > > with slower machines wouldnt be sitting there for 2 days > > waiting for stuff to > > compile ..... > > > > Cheers > > Dale. > > > > On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 09:37, you wrote: > > > I also think this is a good idea, but maybe not as a "public > > > installfest" like the Mandrake/RedHat ones. Just a small > > > > gathering of > > > > > everyone on the list who wants to try Gentoo (*puts up hand* ;-) or > > > who wants to get updated packages quickly for their current > > > > system (if > > > > > they're on a modem connection at home). If you can share > > > > the portage > > > > > tree... and you can share the compiling... > > > > > > Could we have, say, everyone who gets an install up and > > > > working leave > > > > > their machine running to help others who are still > > > > installing? Is it > > > > > just me, or would that be _damn_cool_? ;-) > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Gareth > > > > > > >===== Original Message From > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===== I > > > > > >think this is a good idea, though I expect it to be far > > > > more complex > > > > > >than a > > > > > > standard (Redhat/Mandrake) installfest. As such, I would > > > > suggest that > > > > > the organisers have a "practise" run with a few experts who are > > > willing to give Gentoo a try - so that some of the issues can be > > > ironed > > > > > > >out earlier. > > > >Personally I'm willing to come along & help out, and I'll bring my > > > >box to > > > > > > help out with the distcc compile effort. > > > > > > >Brad > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > > >> From: Christopher Sawtell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> Sent: Tuesday, 10 June 2003 11:16 p.m. > > > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> Subject: Re: Gentoo Installfest (was Re: OpenBSD) > > > >> > > > >> On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 11:22, you wrote: > > > >> > Gentoo is looking more feasible by the minute...I am > > > > running out > > > > > >> > of excuses not to at least try it. =) > > > >> > > > >> Does all theis interest in Gentoo mean that we are going > > > > to have to > > > > > >> organise a Gentoo Installfest? > > > >> > > > >> Not as silly as it might at first seem because it would > > > > then allow > > > > > >> the sharing of the portage tree. Mine is now at something of the > > > >> order of ~1.7GBytes. > > > >> Some of it might be old files, but I did have a big purge not > > > >> so long ago. That fileset could be shared around to minimise > > > >> download bother, also gentoo > > > >> can now use the distributed compiling idea, so a group could > > > >> probably get it > > > >> all going pretty quickly - In a living memory time-span > > > > anyway :-) > > > > > >> Remember that the installation of Gentoo is not for the > > > > total newb, > > > > > >> but getting new packages and doing upgrades is totally ( 99.999% > > > >> > > > >> :-) free of > > > >> > > > >> problems. > > > >> > > > >> Note that the Gentoo Weekly News reports today that the Gentoo > > > >> system has been ported to the the Darwin Kernel on PPC. > > > > You can now > > > > > >> have all your X11 based > > > >> toys _and_ Photoshop etc on the same machine without rebooting! > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> C. S.
