Is there any way to speed up apt-get ?

[Vincent Trouilliez]

> Not only does the US lag a bit in internet speed, the costs here tend to 
> be somewhat higher than in many other countries.

Hmmmm, how much costs 1Mbps in the states ?
The cost of life in the US is way higher than in France. Here I pay
about 20 Euros for 1Mbps cable, and 20Mbps ADSL costs about 30 Euros. 
About 40 USD at a rough guess.
But here most people earn only about 1,000 USD per month, and still have
to pay some income tax every year on top of that.
I don't think on can live decently in a US city with 1,000 USD...no ? 
So even if you pay say 100 or 150 USD per month for broadband, its still
cheap by US standards...


> When I was in France (Roubaix) last year, I noticed that there were many
> more internet cafés than I have seen in the U.S.
> I suppose that is somewhat a reflection of the lower computer/people ratio there.

Definitely ! There are still tons of people who don't have a PC here,
and many of those who have, don't really use internet to it's full
potential. each of my parents have one, but they don't even master
e-mails ! It really very very very basic stuff. All my mom wants from
her computer is... "Freecell" ! :-/

> It was nice to have them available for email, etc., but if I could have found
> one which supported SSH, that would have been better,

Boy, you really ask for way too much here ! ;o) The guy who runs the
café probably doesn't have a clue what SSH is in the first place...
They are only really meant, I feel, to let people witohut computers,
manage a web based e-mail account like Hotmail, and that's about it I
think..



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Vince