Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 8 Jan 1999 15:24:52 +0000 (GMT) | From | Riley Williams <> | Subject | Re: us.kernel.org mirroring inconsistency |
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Hi Michael.
> I DO like the suggestion made by someone to eliminate most of the > older kernel tarballs (both bz2 and gz) on the mirrors to conserve > space. The patches are sufficient to reconstruct past kernels > where necessary. I was in the middle of helping diagnose the "flu" > problem a couple of months ago, so I know the need to get at past > kernels, first hand.
I'd like to see this done as well...
> We could also provide some access to the older files in the attic > on one central server where the lower demand for those older > tarballs would not load it down so much. Something like > ftp.attic.kernel.org for any tarballs older than three revs back in > a given revision line (1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, etc).
If it helps, I've downloaded all of the kernel tarballs I'm aware of to date, from 0.01 through to 2.2.0-pre5 inclusive, and I'm planning to create some archive CD's for them. It looks like a 3 CD set will get all of them on, with everything up to and including 2.0.19 on a single CD.
Assuming I go ahead with this (which isn't certain), I'd be willing to donate a set to ftp-old.kernel.org (my suggestion for the site name).
> Don't keep the recent ones on that site specifically to avoid the > temptation some would have to go to it for recent kernels. That > would preserve the historical trail (which is being painstakingly > reconstructed for some of the REALLY old 0.* line) without causing > excessive storage demands on the mirror sites (or bandwidth demands > when a new mirror comes on line - think about it!) and provides all > of the benefits of having up to date mirrors in the formats we use.
For reference, the book "Linux Device Drivers" refers to kernels 0.02 and 0.03 which I haven't yet located, and there's indications that 0.13 also existed, but I can't find it.
In addition, 0.95 through 0.98 is definately missing some members, and I suspect that 0.99.13a-z also existed, but can't find them...
Best wishes from Riley.
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