| Posted on 30-Apr-2000 08:53 GMT by Christian Kemp | 50 comments
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This topic has recently been brought up in comp.sys.amiga.misc, but was also discussed elsewhere before. With what seems like more and more Aminet mirrors closing down or becoming very unreliable, it was suggested that Amiga should host a mirror on their site. Seeing how Aminet is a prime resource for past, present and future Amiga programs and files, I think it would be a sensible decision for Amiga to either host, or sponsor, a dedicated mirror on a reliable server with a good backbone. What do you think?
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| Posted by Christian Kemp on 01-May-2000 22:00 GMT | The way I see it, there shouldn't be any legal objections to Amiga Inc. sponsoring a reliable Aminet mirror. If they were able to "donate" the amiga.net domain to the ICOA some time ago, they should also be able to donate it for Aminet mirror. The ICOA could have posted illegal material just as Aminet might contain illegal material, so the legal aspects should be the same.
As for not putting all the eggs in one basket, I don't think Amiga should become Aminet, but they might be able to provide an alternative means of accessing it. In other words, nothing more than a mirror, with the rest of the network remaining a number of independent sites.
As for the people who suggested Amiga could just add a HD to their server setup, I think that things aren't as simple as that though. Most ISPs with so-called "unlimited bandwidth" do not allow file mirrors, and those who do not have unlimited bandwith charge quite a lot for it.
So if you were to ask me, I'd say that while I think something needs to be done to support Aminet and its dwindling number of partly unreliable mirrors, it won't be an easy task.
File archives tend to occupy a lot of bandwith, and the only solution might be to adopt the inferior model used by download.com and other sites - just provide links to downloads and let the writers/producers care about the bandwith and server space. While ANN v2 adopts a similar model with the "Files" category, it is not designed to handle any large volumes... at least not yet... :( |
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