[oi-dev] dlc-origin (rsync) EOL?

[Till Wegmueller]

Hi Marcel

I assume better means it can detect create a diff faster?

I can see the point. I also think a fast diff for mirroring is nice. 
I'll have a look in the future to see to get that going. For now please 
switch to HTTP(S)

-Till

On 30.07.21 11:43, Marcel Telka wrote:
> Hi Till,
> 
> On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 10:46:40AM -0300, Till Wegmueller wrote:
>> I am afraid you have to migrate. What are the benefits of having rsync for
>> you? If i know what the idea is, I can see if we get something similar on
>> the New Infrastructure.
> 
> I used to use the dlc-origin rsync server as a source for my local
> mirror copy.  After many years I do mirroring of various repos (various
> linux distros, OI, etc) I found that rsync is far far better than either
> http(s) or ftp as a mirror source.
> 
> That said, the OI ISO rsync server is not critical for me, but it is
> really nice to have.  OTOH, if there is no other way I can more or less
> easily switch to https://dlc.openindiana.org/ as my mirror source
> (although ftp would be better than http(s), but AFAIK there is no ftp
> for OI ISOs).
> 
> 
> Thanks.
>