Welcome Zheng Da !
Few things.. We dun have THAT much space left... that measily 16 gb is not
enuf for Rufus OR Tucows....
Other thing is trying to download the entire 100gbs via our 128K line..
(oh.. did raymond not tell you, we only have 128k to overseas... the
100mbs was LOCAL-ONLY *hiakz)
Elvin
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On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Ng Kai Hoe Raymond wrote:
> Tan Zheng Da wrote:
>
> > A local Linuxberg mirror is sorely lacking (as well as a local
> > AllMacintosh mirror!). The difference in download speed of a local
> > mirror is really great, esp. if you're on Singapore-ONE. Linuxberg will
> > appeal to Linux newbies more than Rufus, cos' users will be familiar
> > with the TUCOWS web interface and software ratings. Rufus has a good
> > collection but it is plain looking and will appeal more to seasoned
> > Linux users.
> > Take a look at this URL.
> > http://www.linuxberg.com/affiliate.html
>
> Okie Zheng Da,
>
> I shall place you fully in charge in mirroring Linuxberg.
> Your ftp account has just been transformed into a shell
> account. Login and do your stuff. And yes, use ssh and
> change your password immediately.
>
> Fellow editors, meet Zheng Da, a business ad student
> in National University of Singapore. Zheng Da has just
> joined us. On top of mirroring linuxberg, Zheng Da will
> also be writing on his experience of introducing Linux into
> a real life working place.
>
> As a result of the points Zheng Da has made, I suggest
> that we do not mirror rufus but mirror Linuxberg instead.
> It is true that rufus does not have appealing interfaces
> and linuxberg seems to have lesser requirements, only 8
> Gb. I hope that there are no objections.
>
> There will be 6 more members joining us. I will announce
> their names when they have affirmed their status. Thanks.
>
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> 'This has given me the greatest trouble and still does: to realize
> that what things are called is incomparably more important than what
> they are.'
> - Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, "The Gay Science"
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