Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/02/09/11:00:37
S. M. Halloran wrote:
> I think the point was not how big the package is, but what kind
> of Internet service each of us has. In the developed world I can ftp
> 10 MB in a matter of minutes through a university super-router
> connection to the backbone. Where I am now, it can take a whole day
> or more just to DL 100 KB, which would include resuming stopped
> (timed out) connections several times. It is the price one pays for
> living in parts of the world which give higher investment priorities
> for luxury motor-vehicles even for low-ranking government
> bureaucrats as opposed to providing even the type of Internet
> bandwidth to what they call top universities here which are
> found for children at primary schools in certain developed countries.
> You are lucky to live in a place that values information technology
> and provide you with the ability to get that information now rather
> than obtain it in constant frustration.
that is very interesting. and as an american, you _absolutely_have_to_
be there, right? and, of course, what priorities gain prominence in
which parts of the world also have nothing to do with 'american
interests'. as a turk, i understand what frustrations living in my
country may entail. but just as it would be meaningless for me to
complain about what frustrations are involved in living in the united
states on comp.os.msdos.djgpp, it is meaningless and offensive for you
to do that here.
i am not under the illusion that what i enjoy here are available there.
but, IIRC, metu and bilkent used to mirror the djgpp v.1 distribution. i
don't know what happened since then, but i just checked and found that
none of those places are listed as authorized mirrors at www.simtel.net.
maybe you can contact metu-cc and ask them what, if anything, they are
doing about mirroring djgpp v2. maybe by being pro-active, you will
benefit all of us little, under-developed people.
-- Sinan
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