Re: Alpha Core 3 is available

[Mike Barnes <mike grouse net au>]

On 09/03/2007, at 9:20 PM, Oliver Falk wrote:
> Maybe use mirrorlist instead? We could distribute it with the new  
> alphacore-release and manage the mirrorlist in a central point.  
> Everyone who has a mirror could be added to the list then...

That's pretty much a "later" thing, I think. For now, there's enough  
bandwidth and the server's not going anywhere. I can redirect  
ftp.alphacore.info as necessary. I threw that copy together as a test  
for my own benefit, as much as anything. If Sergey or Cristian have a  
better idea, I'll go with that, or point the ftp hostname at  
ftp.rdsor.ro if they prefer.

> Do you use mrepo for this? It's easy to use and I already sent the  
> author some alpha-specific patches; Means, it should work out of  
> the box. :-)

I'm not sure what tools I have to work with - the FTP server is  
actually running on an Ubuntu/PPC system. I'm keeping it fairly  
minimal while I get used to it. I've never really administered a live  
Debian-based system before. :) I got 'createrepo' going, so I've got  
a lot of support libraries for RPM now, but not much else beyond that.

Also, the server's got some awkward restrictions on the network it's  
on - FTP and HTTP need to go through an authenticated proxy server,  
and I don't like keeping proxy authentication credentials on the  
disk, so I have to sync manually right now. It's the main reason I'd  
be keen to see rsync going on rdsor.ro; it's not blocked.

> > Is anyone looking into tracking Fedora Core's released updates?  
> > I'm planning on a little "extras" repository myself, like I've got  
> > running for CentOS/Alpha, where if I build something like VLC I'll  
> > pop it in there for others.
> That's a good idea. However, that's exactly the reason why I want  
> alpha as a secondary arch for Fedora. We could manage everything  
> from one central point...

I'd love to see this happen, I really would, but whatever happens I  
doubt it'll come together in a hurry, and we probably need to plan  
for at least six months or so of doing AC3 updates manually.

> > Oh, and rsync should be active on ftp.alphacore.info itself in a  
> > few hours.
> Tested, works. :-)

Good to know. :) I'm obviously getting the hang of this "Debian" thing.

I also now have my DS10 running again after scavenging a video card  
for it. It's purring on my desk at work now, so I might actually  
manage to give it some attention again.