Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 08:13:42 +0400 From: Dmitry Marakasov <amdmi3@amdmi3.ru> To: Emanuel Haupt <ehaupt@FreeBSD.org> Cc: bf1783@gmail.com, svn-ports-head@FreeBSD.org, svn-ports-all@FreeBSD.org, "b. f." <bf1783@googlemail.com>, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r306755 - head/Mk Message-ID: <20121101041342.GB4715@hades.panopticon> In-Reply-To: <20121031233928.8c18e4adf36875dacff8247a@FreeBSD.org> References: <201210311811.q9VIBXWf001928@svn.freebsd.org> <CAGFTUwMck28T38=m1OmJAswTz1%2B1Kz06bekjv8PcYEV4bJ0G_Q@mail.gmail.com> <20121031215248.46c417d278348e2620af2d4b@FreeBSD.org> <CAGFTUwM7G=u58M8WStaxChtfJ2eAphVC_TeAR%2BjNZFnuu%2B=RKA@mail.gmail.com> <20121031233928.8c18e4adf36875dacff8247a@FreeBSD.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
* Emanuel Haupt (ehaupt@FreeBSD.org) wrote: > > >> Dmitry and Pav went to some trouble to sort this list so that those > > >> mirrors resulting in faster downloads for a majority of users were > > >> placed first. Have you verified that an alphabetical sort won't > > >> result in slower average downloads for many users? > > > > > > I was not aware of that. I just noticed that the list was somewhat > > > outdated. > > > > > > A site that's fast for you might not be fast for someone else due to > > > the geographical location so I am not sure what criteria was used to > > > determine which one was better than others. > > > > > > One can always use MASTER_SORT to priorize some sites. > > > > Yes, of course -- but here we are concerned with the average speeds > > using default settings, for the largest number of users. We can't > > provide a fixed ordering that works well for everyone, but the > > heuristics Dmitry used last time are mentioned throughout the thread > > starting with: > > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2009-September/056783.html > > Interesting stats. Thanks for finding that post. > > I've restored the previous sort order for now. Heh, it feels nice when something you've done years ago and have long forgotten is brought up suddenly :) Well, if the SF mirror list should be updated, I may run speed test again - I happen to still have the scripts (and I've fixed broken link from the above mentioned post). -- Dmitry Marakasov . 55B5 0596 FF1E 8D84 5F56 9510 D35A 80DD F9D2 F77D amdmi3@amdmi3.ru ..: jabber: amdmi3@jabber.ru http://www.amdmi3.ru
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20121101041342.GB4715>