Re: Boost downloads and JFrog

From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-01-07 17:24:42

On 1/7/24 19:48, Glen Fernandes via Boost wrote:
> Rather than emails and  Slack DMs, I would prefer we have this discussion
> on the mailing list.
> 
> To summarize what I have repeated in the aforementioned channels:
> 
> - Yes, our downloads are not working again because the JFrog account is
> again not active.
> - No, I cannot do anything about the JFrog account.
> - Yes, we can update the website to point to downloads hosted elsewhere.
> 
> It is correct that JFrog does not charge us yet but our traffic has
> increased from 60TB/month to almost 200TB/month which is no longer
> supportable for free. We have limited time to find a solution.
> 
> We are on borrowed time but as far as I know we still have time. the
> deactivation of the JFrog account in December 31 was not expected, and it
> was reinstated.

Are the source uploads to SourceForge[1] still considered "official"?

If yes, perhaps we could publish those links as mirrors.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/