Re: ftp.kernel.org overloaded :-(
H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
29 Aug 1998 22:42:15 GMT
Followup to: <Pine.LNX.4.00.9808290933330.9583-100000@shells.technojunkie.com>
By author: Jeremy Katz <katzj@technojunkie.com>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> Okay, how's this for a thought... Linus has said many times that he would
> prefer to distribute _just_ patches. This being the case, what if release
> of devel kernels was changed so that every ten or so kernels, a complete
> tarball would be released and just release the patches in between (though
> have the patches available for the decade patches). This would cut down
> on the amount of space required for a complete kernel.org mirror I would
> think. Another thought would be to set up a machine patches.kernel.org so
> that people downloading the smaller file can get it and go without having
> to compete with people downloading the entire tarball. Perhaps Redhat or
> someone would be willing to set up such a machine. Maybe I'm just
> rambling, but I've had this disucssion about kernel.org's speed with a few
> people and this is what we thought might work.
>
> Jeremy Katz
> katzj@shells.technojunkie.com
>
That just isn't going to happen, sorry.
However, *please* be aware of the linux-patches@vger.rutgers.edu
mailing list; it gets automailed from kernel.org on release of a new
patch.
(There is a size limit imposed by the vger.rutgers.edu sysadmin. If
it becomes too onerous, please let him know so it can be adjusted.)
-hpa
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