[HECnet] Modest proposal: Media library - Distributed?

[Kari Uusim ki]

It is not very complicated using DECnet. In fact we had a similar software distribution setup at DEC Finland. DECnet is very flexible. :)

Kari



Sampsa Laine wrote:
That could work but like you said needs quite a bit of designing to work well - I would suggest that for now we maybe set up mirrors like FTP sites do, i.e. complete copies on more than one host, this way the bandwidth load is at least shared.
Sampsa
On 18 Sep 2009, at 09:56, G  ran   hling wrote:
A great idea indeed, but my thoughts start flying immediately...

Wouldn't it be smart to think of some "distributed storage"-set-up, so that several of us could contribute some content and some storage space, that all shuold appear to be one "heritage" of software when in comes to viewing/searching?

I realize that implementing this would require some more design than it does to just put "some files" on one server with a shared volume, but it would also give a much more flexible system that doesn't risk to outgrow some kind one's budget (disk-space, storage-space, power, heat, internet line, ...).

One further advantage is that if I'd store a library of that obscure system/version/... that I'm operating, deeply admiring, and happily sharing, I'd be most likely to keep my personal files up to date, but the copy I sent for someone else to publish last summer, well, I even might forget I ever sent it, so that copy will most likely not get properly updated....

Just my humble thoughts, would you say this could be implemented "decently simple"?

/G  ran

PS:I'd happily contribute myself, even though I haven't yet had the time to bring any proper system on-line into the HECnet. I've got some decent HW standing, waiting, in the basement of a house I'm about to move to, whenever renovation comes a bit further and I get some network connected there... Living and working goes before my Hobbyist DECnet, even though I work with DECnet on PDP-11's!

Sampsa Laine wrote:
Guys,

I thought it might be useful to set up a library of VMS media kits (and maybe RSX / RSTS etc as well) - basically images of VMS install CDs, layered products etc, all in one convenient location.

I'm willing to donate some space on RHESUS for this use, say 100 GB?

I've got a copy of the VAX and Alpha software product libraries lying around as well as a couple of versions of VMS for Alpha and VAX as well as IA64 - any contributions would be welcome of course.

Anyone else interested in this?

Sampsa
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