Re: cd snapshots
On Mon, Nov 15, 1999 at 05:05:09PM +0800, Paul Harris wrote:
> hi,
>
> this is with regards to a post on debian-user about the slowness of debian
> releases on CDs (downloading too expensive).
>
> how about this idea: i have a cd burner and i wouldn't mind burning cds
> for people... we could mail them (ie through the post) to people who
> request cds through the web. it would be a good chance to build e-commerce
> style purchasing (to cover costs) and a team could be created so we don't
> have 1 guy spending his whole day pushing cds into his burner... the work
> could be spread...
>
> i have a LAN connection with a mirror just across the cable (woohoo :)) so
> i don't have a problem downloading (however this may not last :/) debian
> packages regularly...
>
> i would like to help debian, and i think this might be a good way... what
> do you think...
>
> - too much work? hard to organise volunteers?
> - how would be deal with making sure I (or someone else) doesn't have the
> power to change packages at will... ie a small file full of MD5 sums that
> can be downloaded and checked against a snapshot...
> - how do we avoid making "completely broken" debian cds. eg between
> massive perl/gcc/libc upgrades?
>
> in any case, the cost of a cd and postage would probably work out to be a
> LOT cheaper than a bulk download, so maybe its a worthwhile idea?
check the debian-cd package. It does just what you need. I just burned powerpc
cds with it. It almost worked, just the Packages files are somewhat missing
(but the Packages.gz seems to be ok). But then maybe i misuderstood something.
Friendly,
Sven LUTHER
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