help over "rsync vs cvsupd perfmance"

[Peter Avalos]

On Tue, Dec 26, 2006 at 03:16:49AM +0100, Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote:
> Justin C. Sherrill wrote:
> >You could benchmark against one of the public sites that offers DragonFly
> >src both through cvsup and rsync, but the variability of the Internet path
> >from you to them and back would mess up the scores, and the relatively
> >lower speeds may mask any differences in the two protocols.
> 
> but actually that's the thing they are used for:  transferring sources over 
> the internet.  if somebody is interested, you are invited to use chlamydia 
> for byte serving.  just give me a short heads up before.  i am both serving 
> cvsup and rsync.  i think it is also important to time the zero-update 
> case, i.e. when you already have the latest sources.
> 

I'll also extend that if anyone wants to use theshell.com, go for it.  It
is well-connected, and I don't mind if people go to town on it.

--Peter
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