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1 | <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> |
| 2 | <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
2 | <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
| 3 | |
3 | |
| 4 | <guide link="/doc/en/rsync.xml"> |
4 | <guide link="/doc/en/source_mirrors.xml"> |
| 5 | <title>Gentoo Linux Source Mirrors Policy</title> |
5 | <title>Gentoo Linux Source Mirrors Policy</title> |
| 6 | <author title="Author"><mail link="klieber@gentoo.org">Kurt Lieber</mail></author> |
6 | <author title="Author"><mail link="klieber@gentoo.org">Kurt Lieber</mail></author> |
| 7 | |
7 | |
| 8 | <version>1.1</version> |
8 | <version>1.1</version> |
| 9 | <date>17 Feb 2003</date> |
9 | <date>17 Feb 2003</date> |
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| 11 | <chapter> |
11 | <chapter> |
| 12 | <title>Requirements</title> |
12 | <title>Requirements</title> |
| 13 | <section> |
13 | <section> |
| 14 | <title>Minimum Bandwidth</title> |
14 | <title>Minimum Bandwidth</title> |
| 15 | <body> |
15 | <body> |
| 16 | <p> To properly host a source mirror you should have a minimum of T1 bandwidth. |
16 | <p> To properly host a source mirror you should have a minimum of 2Mbps upstream bandwidth. |
| 17 | ADSL and cable connections do not generally make adequate connections for rsync hosts due to their limited upstream performance.</p> |
17 | ADSL and cable connections do not generally make adequate connections for distfile hosts due to their limited upstream performance.</p> |
| 18 | </body> |
18 | </body> |
| 19 | </section> |
19 | </section> |
| 20 | <section> |
20 | <section> |
| 21 | <title>Minimum User Count</title> |
21 | <title>Minimum User Count</title> |
| 22 | <body> |
22 | <body> |
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| 33 | <chapter> |
33 | <chapter> |
| 34 | <title>Implementation details</title> |
34 | <title>Implementation details</title> |
| 35 | <section> |
35 | <section> |
| 36 | <body> |
36 | <body> |
| 37 | <p>for new source mirror requests, the procedure will be as follows:</p> |
37 | <p>for new source mirror requests, the procedure will be as follows:</p> |
| 38 | <p>Someone asks to be a mirror, then we verify that the mirror exists and we can connect to it properly. Then we will contact you and enable your server to connect to <path>rsync1.us.gentoo.org</path>, the master rsync mirror. Then, in the next 48-72 hours we will determine if your mirror is syncing correctly with <path>rsync1.us.gentoo.org</path> and accordingly with this policy.</p> |
38 | <p>Someone asks to be a mirror, then we verify that the mirror exists and we can connect to it properly. Then, in the next 48-72 hours we will determine if your mirror is syncing correctly with <path>www.ibiblio.org/gentoo/</path> and accordingly with this policy.</p> |
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39 | |
| 40 | <p>If all steps went smoothly, we will then add you to our list of <uri link="http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xml">download mirrors</uri> on the main web site.</p> |
40 | <p>If all steps went smoothly, we will then add you to our list of <uri link="http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xml">download mirrors</uri> on the main web site.</p> |
| 41 | |
41 | |
| 42 | <p>Additionally, you, the mirror admin will be added to the gentoo-mirrors mailing list (low traffic) so that you can folllow all issues associated with source mirrors. |
42 | <p>Additionally, you, the mirror admin will be added to the gentoo-mirrors mailing list (low traffic) so that you can folllow all issues associated with source mirrors. |
| 43 | </p> |
43 | </p> |
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