Paul M Foster wrote:
>Used to be, you could get any open source software from metalab.unc.edu.
>Then they changed the name to ibiblio. When you downloaded software from
>sourceforge, one of the download options was ibiblio. This was good
>because it was close (North Carolina) and it was the old metalab. Now, I
>never see ibiblio as a choice when I go to download something from
>sourceforge. Anyone know why?
>
I believe it's because the ibiblio SF.net mirror is so often swamped. (I
just checked, and it's refusing connections again.)
In theory, the SF mirror list you see at any moment shows servers that
are less-used than most, so you have the best chance of a smooth, fast
download.
Someone ought to write an article about this. Since I'm a
SourceForge.net insider and ibiblio.org founder/head Paul Jones is a
friend, I suppose that "someone" ought to be me. Give me a week or two.
Kind of busy with upcoming book, "Point & Click OpenOffice.org," at the
moment.
- Robin
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