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[Michael <michael AT metalab.unc.edu>]

I want to state, first and foremost, that in no way do I represent 
iBiblio.  I'm an alum, but I'm not a part of the organization, and I'm not 
trying to speak for iBiblio, for Paul, or anyone else.  I'm speaking only 
as an INW subscriber trying to contribute to the discussion.

That said, it occurs to me that the very, /very/ good reason for limiting 
SourceForge downloads to reasonable limits is self-evident when one 
downloads from SourceForge:  there are a bazillion other places to get 
whatever you're downloading.  Those resources and archives unique to 
iBiblio, therefore, /should/ be guaranteed availability above and beyond 
those resources that are plentifully available elsewhere.  As someone 
noted, there are sites at Vanderbilt, at Purdue, in other countries and 
on a variety of other continents.  By limiting SourceForge's pull on 
iBiblio's bandwidth, they are not denying any SourceForge user anything 
because other SourceForge resources are plentiful.  However, were 
SourceForge downloads allowed to eclipse other resources' availability, 
hundreds of other resources would be effectively unavailable.  While I 
agree that I often get better SourceForge download speeds from, say, 
Vanderbilt, I would be hard-pressed to name a single other thing I've 
gotten from them other than a bunch of spammy "apply to our school, Mr. 
High School Senior" envelopes fifteen years ago.  iBiblio, on the other 
hand, has countless archives I enjoy.

--
Michael Williams                                    "There's a spare-rib 
michael AT ibiblio.org                                   in my purse.  Will
www.ibiblio.org/michael                                  it bother you?"
www.robustmcmanlypants.org/blog/                                 --Angel