There are lots of packages hosted on SourceForge, actually. OpenWrt pulls source code from SourceForge servers for:
package/kernel/mac80211/Makefile: URL:=@SF/zd1211/ package/libs/libusb-compat/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/libusb package/libs/libusb/Makefile: @SF/$(PKG_NAME) package/libs/sysfsutils/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/linux-diag package/libs/zlib/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/libpng http://www.zlib.net package/network/config/soloscli/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/openadsl package/network/utils/comgt/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/comgt package/network/utils/iperf/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/iperf2 package/network/utils/linux-atm/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME) tools/expat/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/expat tools/genext2fs/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/genext2fs tools/squashfs/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/squashfs tools/xz/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/lzmautils \ tools/zip/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/infozip tools/zlib/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/libpng http://www.zlib.net and for the main packages feed: admin/backuppc/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/backuppc admin/ipmitool/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME) admin/muninlite/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME) admin/zabbix/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/zabbix devel/lpc21isp/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/lpc21isp devel/scons/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/scons \ fonts/dejavu-fonts-ttf/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/dejavu lang/jamvm/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME) lang/tcl/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME) libs/boost/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME)/$(PKG_NAME)/$(PKG_VERSION) https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/$(PKG_VERSION)/source/ libs/expat/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/expat libs/faad2/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/faac/faad2-src/$(PKG_NAME)-2.8.0 libs/freetype/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/freetype libs/giflib/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/giflib libs/libcgroup/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/libcg libs/libdbi-drivers/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/libdbi-drivers libs/libdbi/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/libdbi libs/libexif/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/libexif libs/libgphoto2/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/gphoto libs/libid3tag/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/mad libs/liblo/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/liblo libs/libmad/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/mad \ libs/libmcrypt/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/mcrypt libs/libmms/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/libmms libs/libnet-1.2.x/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/libnet-dev libs/libpng/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/libpng libs/libredblack/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/libredblack libs/libsoxr/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/project/soxr/ libs/libtirpc/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/libtirpc libs/libupnp/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/pupnp libs/log4cplus/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME) libs/pcre/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME) libs/pcre2/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/pcre/$(PKG_NAME)/$(PKG_VERSION) libs/serdisplib/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/serdisplib libs/xmlrpc-c/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/xmlrpc-c/Xmlrpc-c%20Super%20Stable/$(PKG_VERSION) mail/bogofilter/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/bogofilter mail/emailrelay/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/emailrelay/$(PKG_VERSION) mail/opendkim/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME) multimedia/gphoto2/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/gphoto multimedia/graphicsmagick/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/graphicsmagick net/apcupsd/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/apcupsd net/atftp/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME) net/daemonlogger/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/daemonlogger net/esniper/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME) net/linuxptp/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME)/v$(PKG_VERSION) net/nbd/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/nbd net/net-snmp/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/net-snmp net/netatalk/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/netatalk net/netcat/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME) net/netdiscover/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/netdiscover net/nfs-kernel-server/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/nfs net/p910nd/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/p910nd net/pptpd/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/poptop net/privoxy/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/ijbswa net/rpcbind/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/rpcbind net/ser2net/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/ser2net net/snort/Makefile: @SF/$(PKG_NAME) net/sstp-client/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/sstp-client/$(PKG_VERSION) net/xtables-addons/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/xtables-addons sound/espeak/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/espeak sound/lame/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/lame sound/madplay/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/mad \ sound/mpg123/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/mpg123 sound/sox/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/sox utils/acpid/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/acpid2 utils/ccrypt/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/ccrypt utils/cmdpad/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/cmdpad utils/dfu-programmer/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME)/$(PKG_VERSION) utils/dfu-util/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME) utils/gptfdisk/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME) utils/hamlib/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/hamlib utils/haserl/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/haserl utils/hd-idle/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME) utils/hdparm/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME) utils/hplip/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/hplip utils/joe/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/joe-editor utils/openobex/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/openobex utils/openocd/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/openocd utils/procps-ng/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/procps-ng utils/relayctl/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/relayctl/relayctl-$(PKG_VERSION) utils/serialconsole/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/serialconsole/sc utils/setserial/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/setserial utils/sispmctl/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME) utils/smartmontools/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/smartmontools utils/stm32flash/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME) utils/stoken/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/stoken utils/sumo/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/sumo utils/swig/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME) utils/unzip/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/infozip utils/uvcdynctrl/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/libwebcam utils/xz/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/lzmautils utils/zip/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/infozip utils/zsh/Makefile:PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/zsh The downloaded tarballs are checked against a hash. So, as long as the hash is correct, everything is fine no matter where the bits come from. That said, I'm a big fan of OSUOSL. Nearby on a fat pipe, should be quite fast. On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 8:21 PM Ben Koenig <[email protected]> wrote: > Who is distributing their distro via Sourceforge?? I'm not aware of any > large projects that still use them for hosting. And distros in particular > don't usually go through those types of hosting services since they prefer > to offer HTTP mirrors instead. You might want to see what kind of speeds > you get from the OSUOSL mirror since they have most of the major projects. > If it's too slow, then you probably need a better wifi network. > > I would say that any ISO downloaded from their servers has a 100% chance of > containing malware. > > > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 6:03 PM Russell Senior <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > To be clear, I mean you can go on campus at PSU and connect to their > guest > > wifi. > > > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 5:09 PM Russell Senior <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > > > Another place with lots of bandwidth you might be able to score from is > > > Portland State University. I haven't tried (I have decent bandwidth at > > > home), but if I was looking for tubes, that's a place that comes to > mind. > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 4:21 PM Mike C. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> What is giving you the estimate? > > >> > > >> -- Browser download manager. But I also can see how much of the distro > > has > > >> been downloaded after an hour. > > >> > > >> Sometimes the slow download is more a matter of which mirror you got > > >> sent to. If you can specify one, you might be able to "shop around" > for > > >> one that's reasonably fast. > > >> > > >> -- This is true and I'm used to this from my Debian mirror days. You > > could > > >> actually run a test to figure out which was the best / fastest mirror > > >> based > > >> on your internet location. For example, I'd often pull from U of O. > > >> > > >> It seems now that most of the lesser well known & used distros don't > > have > > >> a > > >> mirror speed test and they're distributing via Sourceforge and other > > >> mainstream software download sites. > > >> > > >> But it's probably worth testing all the different download sites the > > next > > >> time I'm at the Library. Perhaps one will be significantly faster. > > >> > > >> -- Mike > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> PLUG mailing list > > >> [email protected] > > >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
