For Fedora and Ubunutu, perhaps it would be possible to get the
University set up as one of the locations that the images get
distributed to before release? That way UMD students would have a fast,
local source when servers get crowded on release day. Ubuntu at least
has some mirroring info on their site
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/mirror , though I haven't completely
gone through it yet.
-Derek
Bernie Hackett wrote:
Honestly, Fedora and Ubuntu (x, k or whatever) are huge projects. I
really don't see the point in mirroring them. UMLUG doesn't have that
much space and those two distros are probably already mirrored a
hundred places in the capitol region. Maybe something like Arch (for
power users) or PCLinuxOS (for newbies) or Sabayon (for those who feel
that Gentoo ~arch is too stable) would be more appropriate? Maybe
FreeBSD?
-Bernie
On Feb 11, 2008 3:09 PM, Mehmet Ergun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi,
I think mirroring fedora, xandros (eee pc users), gOS (I believe cheap
linux pc users -forgot the brand -everest or shuttle?), and k+x+ubuntu
repositories + images (not xandros) would be a good idea. or mirroring
developing/small distributions' repositories... but only if there were
no user restrictions. I don't see much point if there are user
restrictions...
Thanks
Mehmet.
Ken Tossell wrote:
Hi UMLUG,
I'm sure some of you know the LUG used to maintain a mirror for
various distributions on AFS. Unfortunately, it was last updated in
May 2004, with Fedora Core 2.
I'd like to get it going again. I've started pulling down a few
distributions' CD/DVD archives, but I'd like to know how much
interest you all have in a local mirror, so:
- Do you think we should operate a distribution mirror? Would you use it?
- Should we mirror just CD/DVD images or also host package archives? (This
means a lot of space, but we have it.)
- What distributions, if any, should the mirror have? (The business school
already mirrors CentOS.)
- Should this mirror be accessible from off the campus (with restrictions,
such as only allowing UMD users, and depending on the university's OK)?
- Other projects?
- Ken
