Internode Adds SourceForge.net Mirror

Yesterday Internode announced that they will be hosting the Australian SourceForge.net mirror. Internode has been a long term supporter of FOSS. They are one of the few ISPs who officially support Linux. They offer their massive mirror, which has terabytes of FOSS, to the world.

The new SourceForge mirror will be available to the world. Previously Optus hosted the Australian mirror. Optus hosts other mirrors for FOSS projects including ubuntu. Unfortunately their mirrors are not as reliable as many users would like. The Australian sf.net mirror should be rock solid if Internode’s past performance is anything to go by.

Like the other content Internode mirrors, the sf.net mirror will be unmetered for node’s ADSL customers. This is in addition to a large amount of other unmetered content, such as ABC content, almost 100 streaming radio stations and other services.

I use and recommend internode to anyone who is interested in high quality ADSL services. The support for FOSS is a secondary consideration, as it is pointless having access to it all, but the connection being down all the time.

Update 2020: I no longer use or recommend Internode. These days I am a happy Aussie Broadband customer.