[SAC] [OSGeo] #458: revive geo-torrents?

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#458: revive geo-torrents?
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Reporter:  hamish                      |       Owner:  sac at lists.osgeo.org
    Type:  task                        |      Status:  new                
Priority:  normal                      |   Component:  SAC                
Keywords:  geodata, livedvd, torrents  |  
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 Hi,

 since ER Mapper is no more their geo torrents.org site has gone away
 leaving a void in the large geodata dataset distribution world.

 Due to an apache bug we can't serve the un-`split` live-dvd ISO in one
 piece. (>2gb)

 A bright spark in the liveDVD mailing list has figured out how to use
 openbittorrent.com to act as the tracker,
  http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/live-demo/2009-September/000569.html

 has uploaded the .torrent to download.osgeo.org, and is now distributing
 the latest liveDVD .iso build with that. Only problem is that it still
 relies on his home computer as the primary seed.

 if download.osgeo.org were running a bittorrent client, OSGeo's fat pipes
 & uptime could take over that seeding responsibility. There's also the
 option that other impatient types could start downloading the ISO before
 it finished uploading (which takes about 4 hours), but it may be
 preferable to have the osgeo server only allow torrent data to flow
 outwards.

 I'm really not sure what goes into setting this up, before doing any
 research on the matter I thought I'd check if the geodata crowd would want
 on board, what their needs were, and if the SAC had any reservations or
 ideas about such a thing.

 ?

 cheers,
 Hamish

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