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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo DVD
From:       Philip Charles <philipc () copyleft ! co ! nz>
Date:       2004-08-30 5:33:13
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.44.0408301724490.28718-100000 () stephen ! copyleft ! co ! nz
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On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Aaron Kulbe wrote:

> It's not a matter of being able to handle it, or not.  It's the fact that
> Bittorrent is the more popular of the two for a means of distribution.

Bittorrent is more popular, but jigdo could be more efficient given the
number of Gentoo mirrors about.  Besides I can upload the necesary jigdo
files ;)

> And yes, I can handle it. :)
>
> If you want to sent me a DVD, e-mail me, and I'll give you my physical
> address.

Thanks, email me off-list.

Phil.


> On Sunday 29 August 2004 11:58 pm, Philip Charles wrote:
> > On Sun, 29 Aug 2004, Aaron Kulbe wrote:
> > > I can host it as well.  If you want to send me a DVD, and the stuff for a
> > > torrent, I'll put it on my server.
> >
> > Can you handle the bittorrent thing?  I normally use jigdo.
> >
> > The best way of handling iso images IMHO, is to burn the image itself onto
> > a disc.  So the DVD you receive would only have two files, the iso image
> > and the signed MD5Sum.
> >
> > > On Sunday 29 August 2004 09:43 pm, Philip Charles wrote:
> > > > On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Stefan Knoblich wrote:
> > > > > Am Sonntag, 29. August 2004 15:34 schrieb Alexander Plank:
> > > > > > Perhaps you could use BitTorrent?
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > we have complete Bittorrent setup running on
> > > > > http://tracker.netdomination.org, all i'd need is the .iso file (or a
> > > > > location i can grab it from) and a md5 checksum file.
> > > >
> > > > The problem still remains of uploading the image somewhere.  It is
> > > > stuck on my HDD at the moment.  I can just manage to upload the GNU
> > > > Hurd CD iso's, but a DVD is too much.  Could I post you a disc?
> > > >
> > > > > > > Unfortunately I do not have the resourses to upload a copy to a
> > > > > > > public site.  However, if someone is prepared to host this DVD I
> > > > > > > will post them a
> > > > > > > copy.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Phil.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > >   Philip Charles; 39a Paterson Street, Abbotsford, Dunedin, New
> > > > > > > Zealand +64 3 488 2818        Fax +64 3 488 2875        Mobile
> > > > > > > 025 267 9420 philipc@copyleft.co.nz - preferred.
> > > > > > > philipc@debian.org I sell GNU/Linux & GNU/Hurd CDs & DVDs.   See
> > > > > > > http://www.copyleft.co.nz
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >   Philip Charles; 39a Paterson Street, Abbotsford, Dunedin, New Zealand
> > > >    +64 3 488 2818        Fax +64 3 488 2875        Mobile 025 267 9420
> > > >      philipc@copyleft.co.nz - preferred.          philipc@debian.org
> > > >   I sell GNU/Linux & GNU/Hurd CDs & DVDs.   See
> > > > http://www.copyleft.co.nz
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list
> >
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> >   Philip Charles; 39a Paterson Street, Abbotsford, Dunedin, New Zealand
> >    +64 3 488 2818        Fax +64 3 488 2875        Mobile 025 267 9420
> >      philipc@copyleft.co.nz - preferred.          philipc@debian.org
> >   I sell GNU/Linux & GNU/Hurd CDs & DVDs.   See http://www.copyleft.co.nz
> >
> >
> > --
> > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list
>

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  Philip Charles; 39a Paterson Street, Abbotsford, Dunedin, New Zealand
   +64 3 488 2818        Fax +64 3 488 2875        Mobile 025 267 9420
     philipc@copyleft.co.nz - preferred.          philipc@debian.org
  I sell GNU/Linux & GNU/Hurd CDs & DVDs.   See http://www.copyleft.co.nz


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