Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

dinky · Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 699

terrible news! i wonder if this highlights the need for a more organized Puppy? The time to start could be now. What about ibiblio? They host lots of projects, including puppy. We may need to find other servers who host linux projects... and possibly look at reorganising how Puppy uploads things to fit in.

I'm with Siteground, and with my shared server have 750 Gb of space... don't ask me how they do it, but they do. Only $80 Australian a year.... $60 US? No idea what the upload policy is.... I'll look into it. I would be hesitant to allow this for open use to upload things, as this hosts my website and business files I'm truly stuffed if they close my access... That said, If we're only talking about a few gigabytes, I'm more than happy to make backups of Puppy files... If there's an easy way for me too do this, let me know. Definitely not a permanent solution, but perhaps something useful if it's temporary. Oh yes... and Siteground seems to be quite slow... so not a permanent solution.. but still.

Eric, you said that your florida servers would be willing to host Puppy Linux. What's the fee? we may need to look at a business willing to do this... It sucks to have to raise donations each year... but there may be other ways. What's the cost we're looking at to host there? Cheers.

~dinky

Caneri · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 1565 Location: Canada

I finally have a response from Netfirms for the ftp users.

Hello Eric,

No worries, ftp traffic does not apply to your bandwidth so they should have no issues.

Regards,

Michelle
Netfirms Inc.
www.netfirms.com

Caneri · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 1565 Location: Canada

@dinky,

Costs that will be needed are FAR beyond a loose group.

My costs to date will never be recouped...but that was my choice so no matter.

Google ads are not the solution and donations are equally not the solution.

I have my ideas but they don't fit inside of the Puppy structure..and to be clear I don't want to change the Puppy structure in any way..I just got caught in a Jihad.

Eric

droope · Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 814 Location: Uruguay, Mercedes

J-Bob · Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Posts: 283 Location: Canada

well, i began to worry about the state of your website when i tried to download a package, and the dreaded "concurrent download limit exceeded" message came up.

but i have hunted around for various hosting sites. but i have not had very good luck. but i did use filedropper for my bobpup isos and it accepted them (sadly, i don't know if it likes linux very much, as i uploaded the isos through my xp laptop, now using puppy as well)

if i had space i could offer for basic hosting, i would offer it, but alas, i cannot.

but if each person had a smaller host for their files and we had a site to link to all these mini-puppy repos, we might be able to temporarily keep the package backbone of puppy alive while the community looks for new permanent hosting. as that was my plan for a bobpup package system.

well, i'm hoping that this issue with your host gets solved. and i feel confident that i could say, most of us are supporting you in this issue.

- J-bob

dinky · Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 699

Great idea for a temporary solution. Can this page be created on the main puppy site?
~dinky

big_bass · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 1736

Caneri

make this a sticky!!

now we need to act fast and save what we can

I was able to act quick and save my pets /iso-s

and I will help anyone on your site that cant download for what ever reasons

since you site is locked and only FTP is working

you could burn back up DVDS

if it is ok with you Caneri
anyone who cant down load and advises you place a copy of the folder in my section
I will back up to DVD what I can

maybe someone is MIA and you cant get contact with them ?

I can download using my password Wink

P.S if you need one of my pets PM me I will upload to a temp site

big_bass

J-Bob · Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Posts: 283 Location: Canada

Lobster · Posted: Mon 01 Dec 2008, 22:05 Post subject:

Many thanks to Eric for his efforts Smile

Good will come of this

Backups and mirror servers for eg.
We have files scattered all over the place

Would the priorities be to know what we have?
Where it is and placing files in several accessible baskets?

Where can we store files once they are downloaded / recovered?
Who is willing to backup a Puppy server (maybe by dedicating a machine to this) etc

Pritish and HairyWill who are helping Eric may have some experience or knowledge of what to do?

Make sure you ask for what is needed.
Puppys are here to help.

What are the priorities?
Who has experience / knowledge of what to do?

From what i understand we have the files or can access them?
What places do Puppys have / suggest we use in future? Smile

Lobster · Posted: Mon 01 Dec 2008, 22:09 Post subject:

puppyluvr · Posted: Mon 01 Dec 2008, 22:23 Post subject:

Eric,

As many members are on Dial-up, I would like to offer storage as well....
I have 10gb free and 2 CD burners...
Name a Dir, pass the word, and Ill D/L it via FTP and store/burn backups...
...Jay...

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 3843

There is really no need to have all the .pets in one location. I have plans to add an install menu to the Web Desktop (thus I can provide a link to it at any location) ...since most pets are way less than 100MB they can be on free hosts and maintained individually by a (self-)designated package maintainer in sort of a distributed fashion. Its not quite apt-torrent, but it should lighten the load.

J-Bob · Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Posts: 283 Location: Canada

dinky · Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 699

Dito the above. I've got about 80 gig free on my home computer, and somewhere around 700 on my server. Happy to help be part of a backup solution for a temporary fix. Cheers.
~dinky

puppyluvr · Posted: Mon 01 Dec 2008, 23:13 Post subject: