I propose the FTP mirror building project. This will allow us to build
mirrors of popular FTP sites that can be accessed for free by everybody.
People don't have to host FTP mirrors, they can just help download stuff
for the people that do host FTP mirrors.
I volunteered to co-ordinate it overall. People that host mirrors can
co-ordinate that particular mirror.
During April, we downloaded entire popular FTP sites, for the purpose
of having internal mirrors of them that can get updated very cheaply in
the future. Once the bulk of a particular site is downloaded, I'm sure
that keeping it updated is easily affordable during normal months. We
could even keep the project going, so that those people at the end of
each month that have spare MB's, can just donate them.
Those that wish to donate MB's or other resources should give me
details. Note that we
should ideally have at least two copies of each site internally to get
around the router problem, and as a backup. This can only happen if we
all throw enough resources at the project. We could also use
redirectors to get around the router problem.
| Site | Co-ordinator | Size | Growth | Status | CDs | Mirror 1 | Mirror 2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aminet | 15 GB | 300MB/Month | One fang can get hold of the CD's. | Approved by Urban D. Mueller. | ||||
| apache.org mysql.com php.net | Complete. | Jon Booth | Only the best bits. | |||||
| cdrom.com | Andrew Baker | Andrew Baker | ||||||
| CPAN | 600+ MB | emailed 4 times | Elephant has the CD. | |||||
| ftp.apple.com.au | Glenn McCarter | 1.4 GB | 180MB during major OS upgrades | Complete. | Apple sent the CD's to Glenn | Glenn McCarter | Approved by Giovanna. | |
| Gamelan | emailed 4 times | |||||||
| GNU | 600+ MB | One fang has year old CD. | Approved by Brian Youmans. | |||||
| Javasoft | one fang | 600 MB | Updated when I need something. | Partial, old. | one fang | A real pain to mirror. | ||
| Kernel.org | 2.1 - 4.5 GB | Rejected. | Rejected by Peter Anvin. Must be an open mirror, with 1Mbit/s to the outside world. | |||||
| LarabieFonts | runestone | 20 MB | Runestone will download it. | |||||
| PGPi | one fang | 160 MB | 10 MB/Month. Updated 4AM Sundays. | Complete. | one fang | Approved by Stale Schumacher Ytteborg. | ||
| RedHat errata | one fang | 100 MB | Updated 4AM Sundays. | Intel 5.2 complete. | one fang | |||
| sunsite | one fang | 3 GB | Updated 4AM Sundays. | Complete. | Loaded. | one fang | Approved by Adam Fuller. Not included in the size is kernel.org, and 11 GB of Linux distributions. | |
| TUCOWS | Brett Kingston | 4.2 GB | Will be updated when people tell him there is a new version of something. | Complete for Win95, BeOS, and Linux. | Brett Kingston | Java stuff mirrored by Jon Booth | ||
| WinFiles | Andrew Baker | 2+ GB | emailed 4 times | David E has year old CD's. | Konrad Gebels | Andrew Baker |