The Rose-Hulman Linux Users Group will be running a Gentoo mirror for on campus students. We would like to provide a public mirror for the rest of the Gentoo community as well. (note: the admin email is not yet configured) Server: lug.rose-hulman.edu (137.112.40.130) Location: US, Indiana, Terre Haute Hardware: 8 core Xeon E5410 (2.33GHz), 4GB RAM, 1.8T HDD Bandwidth: 100Mbit User Limit: 30 Contact: mirror@lug.rose-hulman.edu gentoo-portage Gentoo portage mirror gentoo-distfiles Gentoo full source mirror
While it is true that lots of colleges are rsync mirrors, it is generally good practice to **actually** get the blessing of campus computing administrators before deciding that the reporter’s judgment is a sentiment shared by those legally entitled to bind an institution into being a mirror. I strongly suggest that this issue be rejected until the reporter’s Linux Users Group seek approval from their advisory staff and campus computing staff. Furthermore, users of that campus network may not appreciate the traffic that would be consumed by outside individuals downloading gentoo.
Based on the previous comment, I am closing this ticket until we obtain "official" approval from our computing services. In the mean time, could the "powers that be" continue monitoring our server to test if it updating correctly?