[U-Boot] [ANN] git server, FTP server

[Igor Grinberg]

Hi Wolfgang,

On 07/15/15 10:24, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> we're planning some reorganization / updates for our servers:
> 
> 1. We will move all git repositories to a new, faster machine.
>    In this process, the web interface will change (moving from
>    gitweb to cgit).  In this process, for a (hopefully) short time,
>    access to the git repositories will be impossible.  I will send
>    more details when we have decided about the schedule.
> 
> 2. For some time now, we provide not only the classic FTP server for
>    download of the U-Boot release tarballs, but also a public
>    directory in the Amazon Cloud Drive [1].  The ACD is supposed to
>    provide much better connectivity (especially for non-european
>    users) and much higher download rates.
> 
>    So far, I have received zero feedback about this.  I would like to
>    hear about your experiences (good and bad), and what you think
>    about dropping the FTP server completely.

Seems very reasonable.
We came to the same conclusion recently for some of our needs.

> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> [1] https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/share/IvfObauv9EsZau4GLr7i6BsLX5Zh8THmHXDiOGSLLkh?ref_=cd_share_link_copy
> 

Works great, although all the files are relatively small (<10MB).
Anyway, it took about ~5-8 seconds to download the u-boot-2015.07.tar.bz2.


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Regards,
Igor.