Hi, Yeah, i was answering like 5 different emails in one, this thread is going so fast :-)
A freenet is a pretty cool idea. With the amount of IT companies in Kamwokya, it might even work there for starters. rgds, reinier On Monday 30 April 2012 13:05:45 Benjamin Tayehanpour wrote: > Of course, if we *could* have it connected to the Internet, then great > success. But it is not an absolute necessity for dissemination of large > files. Actually, if this idea would become popular enough to *rival* large > repeated Internet downloads (with large repeated profits for the ISPs), > then perhaps the ISPs would lower their prices or start giving us price > reductions for local traffic, as the alternative for them would be not to > gain any profit at all. > > On 30 April 2012 13:02, Benjamin Tayehanpour <[email protected]>wrote: > > Ah, I think you misunderstood my idea. My idea is to have access points > > which are not connected to the Internet at all. No ISP involvement > > needed. Rather, they are just interlinked with each other and with some > > kind of server for storage and retrieval of ISOs and such. Think of it > > as an eternal LAN party. > > > > On 30 April 2012 12:56, Markus A. Wipfler <[email protected]>wrote: > >> It would be great to have a mirror plugged into the UiXP switch. (Not > >> sure if that is what Reiner is already doing…) That way ISPs only have > >> to deal with their own customers traffic. > >> The harder part is convincing ISPs to price differently based on > >> (local) > >> destinations. > >> > >> WiFi offloading customer data traffic makes sense to an Operators (to > >> free up congested Cellular networks) but they will still charge you to > >> access their network. > >> > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> -- > >> Markus > >> > >> On Apr 30, 2012, at 12:31 PM, Benjamin Tayehanpour wrote: > >> > >> Yes, why not? :) Which service provider would you think would be > >> easier > >> to convince? Do we have any influential ISP people on the list? > >> > >> Barring that: How about creating one (or several) Wi-Fi hotspots which > >> have uncapped local-network access to a local repository? I have been > >> toying with the idea for quite some time, and it should be doable. > >> > >> On 30 April 2012 12:24, Jake Markhus <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Let us try to convince the service provider to bill ONLY for last > >>> mile > >>> but host the mirror free. That way it is always > >>> up to date and will incite us to pay (less hopefully) to download > >>> the > >>> stuff they have.**** > >>> > >>> ** ** > >>> > >>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > >>> Behalf Of *Benjamin Tayehanpour > >>> > >>> *Sent:* 30 April 2012 11:55 > >>> *To:* Uganda Linux User Group > >>> *Subject:* Re: [LUG] New Mirror**** > >>> > >>> ** ** > >>> > >>> Actually, several mirrors is not a bad idea. Or at least making sure > >>> the one mirror has several means of being connected to the > >>> Internet. > >>> > >>> I wonder if we could convice one of the ISPs that it would be a > >>> great > >>> sales pitch to offer free traffic for its customers to an in-house > >>> mirror? **** > >>> > >>> On 30 April 2012 08:58, Reinier Battenberg < > >>> [email protected]> wrote:**** > >>> > >>> > >>> 1 mirror is plenty for Uganda. Rather make sure this mirror works > >>> well, > >>> than > >>> have 5 half-baked ones. > >>> > >>> (And this is a good time for me to delete some isos from our server. > >>> happy > >>> someone is taking over. great job!) > >>> > >>> reinier**** > >>> > >>> On Monday 30 April 2012 08:29:05 Jake Markhus wrote: > >>> > This mirror is FABULOUS!! I agree MUK should come on board! Can > >>> > we > >>> > >>> convince > >>> > >>> > ISPs to provide hosted mirrors as well? > >>> > Or can we have one mirror at the ixp? > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > >>> > On > >>> > >>> Behalf Of > >>> > >>> > Wilson > >>> > Sent: 30 April 2012 08:24 > >>> > To: Uganda Linux User Group > >>> > Subject: Re: [LUG] New Mirror > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > Great news!! Only wish MUK also could follow suit and publish > >>> > its > >>> > >>> mirror on > >>> > >>> > the internet. > >>> > > >>> > On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 11:31 PM, Hari Kurup > >>> > <[email protected]> > >>> > >>> wrote: > >>> > Great news but can't help notice that you are missing the most > >>> > popular linux distro on the planet - aka Linux Mint! (at least > >>> > according to http://distrowatch.com ) > >>> > > >>> > -- > >>> > Hari > >>> > > >>> > On Sun, April 29, 2012 11:01 pm, [email protected] wrote: > >>> > > Hello Members, > >>> > > > >>> > > Just to let you know, our (UCU) local mirror is beginning to > >>> > > take > >>> > >>> shape. > >>> > >>> > > for access visit http://mirror.ucu.ac.ug. > >>> > > Most of the distributions are done syncing with the > >>> > > exception of > >>> > > FreeBSD, > >>> > > Debian, OpenSUSE. > >>> > > > >>> > > Send any feedback to [email protected] > >>> > > > >>> > > thanks > >>> > > Alex > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > ----------------------------------------- > >>> > > This email has been sent with the following Disclaimer. > >>> > > http://www.ucu.ac.ug/disclaimer.txt. > >>> > > > >>> > > _______________________________________________ > >>> > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >>> > > > >>> > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > >>> > > [email protected] > >>> > > Mailing list archives: > >>> > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >>> > > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >>> > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >>> > > > >>> > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > >>> > > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >>> > > > >>> > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > >>> > >>> (including > >>> > >>> > > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not > >>> > > responsible for > >>> > >>> them > >>> > >>> > > in > >>> > > any way. > >>> > > >>> > -- > >>> > Hari > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > _______________________________________________ > >>> > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >>> > >>> > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > >>> [email protected] > >>> > >>> > Mailing list archives: > >>> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/Mailing list > >>> > settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >>> > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >>> > > >>> > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > >>> > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >>> > > >>> > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > >>> > (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not > >>> > responsible for them>>> > >>> in > >>> > >>> > any way.**** > >>> > >>> -- > >>> rgds, > >>> > >>> Reinier Battenberg > >>> Director > >>> Mountbatten Ltd. > >>> www.mountbatten.net > >>> tel: +256 758 801749 > >>> twitter: @batje**** > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >>> > >>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > >>> [email protected] > >>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >>> > >>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > >>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >>> > >>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > >>> (including > >>> attachments if any). 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The mailing list host is not responsible for > >>> them in any way. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >> > >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > >> [email protected] > >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >> > >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >> > >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > >> (including > >> attachments if any). 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