[ssug-malappuram] Re: [MES-FSUG] Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick - TheCodeCracker Edition
- From: "Manu Krishnan T.V" <tvmanukrishnan@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mes-fsug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:34:22 +0530
On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 5:01 PM, ck raju <ck.thrissur@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 31/10/2010, Manu Krishnan T.V <tvmanukrishnan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 3:12 PM, jinesh kj <jinesh.k@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > As far as I know, DC++ will need the node with the file to be ON,
> whenever a
> > person needs to download it, which is similar to the case of torrents. In
> > the case of MESCE hostel, if 'person a' knows 'person b' have the file he
> > needs, he can just go to his room and copy it in a pendrive or external
> HDD.
> > Atleast, this will apply for MESCE. So, p2p doesn't make much sense.
> Think this way, Manu. DC++ is already a mighty hit with student
> community, maybe across the globe. People who have opted for
> maintaining their repository through DC++, will hardly agree for a
> rollback or for any other alternative like the one you mention.
> Therefore the real merits must far outweigh our projections or claims.
>
I agree that DC++ is a great way for sharing files, and has a sound
community behind. My question is that will it be possible to have a mirror
of the Debian or Ubuntu repo work using DC++.
DC++ has advantages, same is with the case of a dedicated system, but in a
different manner.
> I agree completely with you on the need of neither blocking nor
> denying any technological features in a technical institution that
> teaches and learns such features. Switches are devices meant to share
> information, not to block them.
I think everyone here agrees to this point :)
> Perhaps we can think of having
> different policies for hostels and offices. However I am not so
> optimistic that such views will be accepted in our institution. A few
> weeks ago I argued with Director on the need to have student bodies
> elected for hostels, who can be authorised to take decisions like
> these. That could be a long term solution to such issues. Lets see how
> things evolve.
>
> If its the latest images that Jishnu was referring, I guess the
> internet cache server might hold them. CNC can be asked to increase
> its cache for proxy internet server.
Its not just with this one file from Jishnu. Multiple copies of ISO images
of same OS are being downloaded from college labs daily. Thanks that they
don't block files by size. My point is that investing a little for the
hardware can reduce the internet bandwidth consumption, which all know is
costly plus the advantage that we get faster downloads.
Additionally, since web-servers
> can be configured for ports that are open, why not try that way ?
> Mailing lists can be used to inform needy about the repositories. For
> every block, there must be a counter-block !! That is the hallmark of
> techne. Its not just craft, its arts too.
In my case, I am a dayscholar, have my unsensored internet connection at
home, which even though is slow suits my needs well, and at college, I enjoy
the freedom to connect to my VPS through ssh. It solves me from much of the
blockings in the college network. Thanks to Sajith sir for the help. But the
case is not the same for all. So, I am now talking on behalf of all other
students at MESCE.
Yes, web servers can be configured for open ports. But I didn't get enough
time to test the wifi network at hostel. I was just quoting that instance as
a sample of the situation at hostel network. Also, the network uses DHCP and
so, its not much feasible to set web servers in all the systems and share
files.
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