mirrors

[Guy]

I have started page for Tiny Core mirrors.

http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:mirrors

I have included the locations, so people can choose a mirror near them.


1. I think the locations should be included in mirrors.tcz.

2. On the page, there are 3 links from which I have been unable to access the mirror. They may be dead links. I have left them in for the time being, in case the server is just temporarily down.

3. If anyone knows of any other mirrors, let us know, so they can be added.

[curaga]

A path change it seems, /pub/metalab/distributions/tinycorelinux/ works with vim and nluug. gatech doesn't seem to be mirroring any distros after ibiblio's moves.

[Guy]

A path change it seems, /pub/metalab/distributions/tinycorelinux/ works with vim and nluug. gatech doesn't seem to be mirroring any distros after ibiblio's moves.

Thanks

Fixed up those.

[Guy]

I found 3 more mirrors, and added them to the list.

The mirrors list on the website can be updated. I suggest including the locations.

The mirrors.tcz can be updated. I suggest including the locations.

[maro]

Well, as a bit of a review of the mirror list (as in the 'mirrors.lst' file, the 'mirrors.tcz' extension and now also in the wiki-page) seems to be under way I'd like to suggest to also update the URLs of the main repository to use the shorter version:
    http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/ and
    ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/
These new URLs seem to be a consequence of all those changes over at 'ibilio.org' (whilst the older, longer version is still also usable). At least this way the mirror lists would be in line with our downloads-page which seems to have been updated accordingly.

BTW, I've just written an email asking whether the mirror over at www.gtlib.gatech.edu could be re-established. So maybe this one will be coming back again.

[Guy]

I'd like to suggest to also update the URLs of the main repository to use the shorter version:
    http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/ and
    ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/

wiki updated

[maro]

Good news, the mirror at 'gtlib.gatech.edu' has been re-established. Please take note that the respective URLs are:
    http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/tinycore/
    ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/tinycore/
Expect it to by updated daily. I've only done some very limited testing of both URLs, so I can't provide any guidance regarding the "quality" of this mirror.

But give the fact that the same site (with different URLs) had been used in the past I'd recommend to include it (again) in the 'mirror.tcz' extension and possibly the 'mirrors.lst' files in '.../3.x/tcz', '.../2.x/tcz' and '.../3.x'. BTW, the two latter files appear to be outdated and the file in the extension is also not at the same stage as the wiki page (and the first file).

This effectively doubles the number of TC mirrors in the Americas. One wonders whether there is much demand from the southern part of that continent to establish another mirror in a place like Brazil. But I'm the first one to admit that I haven't got the faintest idea whether there is sufficient user demand from that part of the world. From my memory most regulars in this forum here seem to be from North America, all across Europe plus a few from all over the place like the "West Island" (i.e. a term used be New Zealanders referring to Australia).

PS: I seem to have some (technical ??) problem to update the wiki page, maybe someone else could do it instead.

[Guy]

wiki updated