Re: Boost downloads and JFrog

From: Glen Fernandes (glen.fernandes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-01-08 22:33:27

On Monday, January 8, 2024, Ion Gaztañaga wrote:
>
> 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?
>
>

Hi Ion,

Yes, we have  been negotiating for an affordable rate, the most competitive
of which we will have a formal quote for on Wednesday (01/10).

A free solution or free fallback is still preferable even if it only covers
releases, RCs, and betas (and not development snapshots etc.).

Yes, binary download here being our tarballs hosted on JFrog currently (not
the static libraries built by Tom).

Glen