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

Bin Meng bmeng.cn at gmail.com
Wed Jul 15 10:51:09 CEST 2015


Hi Wolfgang,

On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 3:24 PM, Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de> 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.
>

Is the U-Boot mailing list hosted on the same machine as git? Will
this move also fix the mailing list occasional hiccup issue?

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

I just downloaded several tarballs from ACD. Looks the download speed
is OK for me (average 200KB/s).

Regards,
Bin


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