Re: kernel.bkbits.net off the air

From: Andrew Walrond
Date: Tue Nov 11 2003 - 15:23:01 EST


On Tuesday 11 Nov 2003 7:43 pm, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>
> OK... this still doesn't deal with how to get mirrors to pick stuff up
> with a minimum of fuss. The "minimum of fuss" bit is *extremely*
> important... I still haven't managed to get all mirrors to use rsync.
>

1. Don't bother with cvs.Just host a clone of the main bk repository
2. Persuade Larry to release a 'clone/pull-only' version of bk which *anyone*
can use to access open source software
3. Having lit the blue touch paper, run...

Seriously though; There isn't another way that I can see for mirroring cvs
repos coherently, unless cvsup does something clever? Anyone know?

Andrew Walrond

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