Re: Boost downloads and JFrog

From: Ion Gaztañaga (igaztanaga_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-01-08 22:03:32

On 07/01/2024 17:48, 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.
> 
> Glen

Hi Glen,

Maybe this issue has been already discussed in the Boost Foundation. 
According to the minutes, some cost reduction efforts were discussed in 
the past (Mailing list, Server cost...). This mainly looks like a cost 
issue to me (if I understand your description correctly, it's not an 
storage problem but a network bandwidth problem)

Binary download is the primary Boost distribution method, maybe we 
should try to get some funding or sponsorship through the Boost 
Foundation. Does it make sense?

Best,

Ion