Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 19:45:17 -0800 (PST) From: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net> To: rkw@dataplex.net (Richard Wackerbarth) Cc: jkh@time.cdrom.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, ctm-announce@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CTM requires a new home! Message-ID: <199802230345.TAA02598@Gatekeeper.Alameda.net> In-Reply-To: <l03130301b11696ad6970@[208.2.87.4]> from Richard Wackerbarth at "Feb 22, 98 09:28:30 pm"
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I offer to run the server, if I get exact instruction how to do it. Here is a P5-75 which is pratical idle 99.9% and it could be used for it. > At 7:44 PM -0600 2/22/98, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > >The current maintainer of CTM services, Richard Wackerbarth, no longer > >wishes to provide that service and is looking for a replacement. I > >have absolutely no idea what's involved in making CTM deltas but I'm > >sure that RKW would be happy to explain the process to whomever steps > >forward to fill his shoes. I'm guessing that you need, at a minimum, > >a local well-updated CVS tree and enough bandwidth to send the deltas > >out on a regular basis. > > The bandwidth is a minor requirement. Most of the deltas consist of only > a message or two. The real requirements are > 1) A "production" system that can be relied upon to produce the deltas > day in and day out. > 2) About 2Gb of Hard disk to support the various versions of the tree > that you need to maintain. A MINIMUM of two copies of the ENTIRE > CVS tree and 3 source trees. (We could probably cut that back to > 2 by dropping the 2.1 deltas) and the master library of the deltas. > 3) Enough computing time to produce the deltas. At the moment, I am > using about 50% of a P5-90 for 6 or 7 hours per day. > > >If we can't find a volunteer then CTM services will simply be > >discontinued, so if you're a fan of CTM, here's your chance to make a > >difference! > > It wouldn't be as efficient, but the various distributions could be > split up and come from different places. > > The reason that I am quitting is that the burden has steadly grown. > I made some suggestions that would greatly cut down on the burden of > reprocessing dead material many times each day. Much of the bulk of > the tree could be taken from a CD and, most importantly, would not > need to be reprocessed all the time. I even offered to implement > the changes. > > However, as is usually the case with this group, the people who get > to make the decisions are not interested in my changes. They do > not see that THEY get a direct benefit and the changes MIGHT affect > them. > > Therefore, I am making the only change over which I have any control. > It guarantees to reduce the burden on my system. Unfortunately it may > affect some of you, who, like myself, have no say in the matter. > > Richard Wackerbarth > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > Ulf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-769-2936 Alameda Networks, Inc. | http://www.Alameda.net | Fax#: 510-521-5073 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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