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Seeking a New Home for Linux From Scratch?

Posted by Cliff on from the any-good-port-in-the-storm dept.

Any Web Loco asks: "Linux From Scratch is in trouble. According to this explanation by Gerard Beekmans (the guy who started the LFS project) Shadowfax, the main LFS server, went offline at the end of October when VA Software ceased providing co-location space. LFS is a seriously geek-worthy project - might some of you Slashdot folk be able to help?"

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  1. Hosted by another distribution? by crow · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It would seem logical for some other distribution to host this effort. While on the surface, this would appear to be a competitor, projects like this attract the hackers who will fix and enhance system utilities, resulting in better software for everyone; something clearly benefiting the mainstream distributions. The community good will alone should be worth the cost.

  2. Talk to iBiblio by DeHar · · Score: 5, Informative

    Paul Jones over at iBiblio hosts a bunch of linux related stuff (including the LDP), check them out at ibiblio.org.

    Better known as sunsite.unc.edu

  3. DO *NOT* slashdot this server... by ferratus · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Linux From Scratch is a great idea that produced a great project that works great. I was really sad when I saw the server situation a few days ago and I hope someone will host it.

    I agree that SF might be a good idea, but I'm kind of hoping things could stay the same : their own server with all their setups, great download speed and many mirrors.

    Can't a university or even better yet a company like RedHat & cie. help those guys ? I mean, it can't be a bad thing to help such a project. Many (somewhat hardcore) geeks go to your site every day. That oughta be good traffic for someone somewhere.

    But PLEASE, don't click the link if you don't need to. Do *NOT* slashdot a server that has limited bandwidth.

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  4. Re:SourceForge? by Raskolnk · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd bet cold, hard cash that you'll never read news about SourceForge folding here on Slashdot.

    Yeah, but only because Slashdot would be folding at the same time.

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  5. Perhaps Gentoo, might help by haplo21112 · · Score: 3

    Their distro is basically LFS implimented isn't it? I have installed gentoo, and read the LFS documents, and them seem comparable...

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  6. Re:oops. by bellings · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Why did VA Software stop providing co-lo space?

    Because VA Software is going broke. They had two colocations spots with Exodus, but to save money they had to consolidate to only one colocation spot.

    You remember Slashdot moving a week ago, right? Well, they got rid of all the third party colo servers at the same time, because VA Software didn't have the cash to support them any more.

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