Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Philip Charles <philipc@×××××××××××.nz>
To: Aaron Kulbe <aaron@×××××××××××.com>
Cc: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo DVD
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 05:46:02
Message-Id: Pine.LNX.4.44.0408301724490.28718-100000@stephen.copyleft.co.nz
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo DVD by Aaron Kulbe
1 On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Aaron Kulbe wrote:
2
3 > It's not a matter of being able to handle it, or not. It's the fact that
4 > Bittorrent is the more popular of the two for a means of distribution.
5
6 Bittorrent is more popular, but jigdo could be more efficient given the
7 number of Gentoo mirrors about. Besides I can upload the necesary jigdo
8 files ;)
9
10 > And yes, I can handle it. :)
11 >
12 > If you want to sent me a DVD, e-mail me, and I'll give you my physical
13 > address.
14
15 Thanks, email me off-list.
16
17 Phil.
18
19
20 > On Sunday 29 August 2004 11:58 pm, Philip Charles wrote:
21 > > On Sun, 29 Aug 2004, Aaron Kulbe wrote:
22 > > > I can host it as well. If you want to send me a DVD, and the stuff for a
23 > > > torrent, I'll put it on my server.
24 > >
25 > > Can you handle the bittorrent thing? I normally use jigdo.
26 > >
27 > > The best way of handling iso images IMHO, is to burn the image itself onto
28 > > a disc. So the DVD you receive would only have two files, the iso image
29 > > and the signed MD5Sum.
30 > >
31 > > > On Sunday 29 August 2004 09:43 pm, Philip Charles wrote:
32 > > > > On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Stefan Knoblich wrote:
33 > > > > > Am Sonntag, 29. August 2004 15:34 schrieb Alexander Plank:
34 > > > > > > Perhaps you could use BitTorrent?
35 > > > > >
36 > > > > > Hi,
37 > > > > >
38 > > > > > we have complete Bittorrent setup running on
39 > > > > > http://tracker.netdomination.org, all i'd need is the .iso file (or a
40 > > > > > location i can grab it from) and a md5 checksum file.
41 > > > >
42 > > > > The problem still remains of uploading the image somewhere. It is
43 > > > > stuck on my HDD at the moment. I can just manage to upload the GNU
44 > > > > Hurd CD iso's, but a DVD is too much. Could I post you a disc?
45 > > > >
46 > > > > > > > Unfortunately I do not have the resourses to upload a copy to a
47 > > > > > > > public site. However, if someone is prepared to host this DVD I
48 > > > > > > > will post them a
49 > > > > > > > copy.
50 > > > > > > >
51 > > > > > > > Phil.
52 > > > > > > >
53 > > > > > > > --
54 > > > > > > > Philip Charles; 39a Paterson Street, Abbotsford, Dunedin, New
55 > > > > > > > Zealand +64 3 488 2818 Fax +64 3 488 2875 Mobile
56 > > > > > > > 025 267 9420 philipc@×××××××××××.nz - preferred.
57 > > > > > > > philipc@××××××.org I sell GNU/Linux & GNU/Hurd CDs & DVDs. See
58 > > > > > > > http://www.copyleft.co.nz
59 > > > > > > >
60 > > > > > > >
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65 > > > > Philip Charles; 39a Paterson Street, Abbotsford, Dunedin, New Zealand
66 > > > > +64 3 488 2818 Fax +64 3 488 2875 Mobile 025 267 9420
67 > > > > philipc@×××××××××××.nz - preferred. philipc@××××××.org
68 > > > > I sell GNU/Linux & GNU/Hurd CDs & DVDs. See
69 > > > > http://www.copyleft.co.nz
70 > > > >
71 > > > >
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76 > > Philip Charles; 39a Paterson Street, Abbotsford, Dunedin, New Zealand
77 > > +64 3 488 2818 Fax +64 3 488 2875 Mobile 025 267 9420
78 > > philipc@×××××××××××.nz - preferred. philipc@××××××.org
79 > > I sell GNU/Linux & GNU/Hurd CDs & DVDs. See http://www.copyleft.co.nz
80 > >
81 > >
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87 Philip Charles; 39a Paterson Street, Abbotsford, Dunedin, New Zealand
88 +64 3 488 2818 Fax +64 3 488 2875 Mobile 025 267 9420
89 philipc@×××××××××××.nz - preferred. philipc@××××××.org
90 I sell GNU/Linux & GNU/Hurd CDs & DVDs. See http://www.copyleft.co.nz
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