> On Mon, May 01, 2006 at 09:46:51PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: >> Well I4m interested in YOUR ubersystem to reduce the load... > > I selected a mirror that's local and up to date and set PKG_PATH to use > it. > If the packages aren't there I'll select another mirror -or- I'll roll my > own. > > There I have revealed my uber process. > > This happens very infrequently because I am not as 1337 as most gentoo > users. > When I install a box I actually use instead of updating it all day long.
So where exactly did you explained why using the upload-capacity from e.g. the community (using torrent) to reduce the load of the servers is a bad idea? I must have missed it.... I don4t say "Lets kill ftp, http and co".. I just ask you why you why using torrents to reduce the load of the Servers is such a bad idea in your oppinion. You simply have no synergy effect with ftp or http. No matter how many proxies/mirrors you`ve. You wanna download the ports? Well you can get them via FTP and the neat FTP-Server has some MB traffic. Or you could use torrent and get it from the same Server a) completly if there no other seeders or b) just a part if there other seeders. That`s called synergy.. you may know this word. It`s as trustfull as using binary packages/install-sets from a mirror. And if you distrust P2P-Technologies start using gzsig... Kind regards, Sebastian
