I believe there is kernel source mirror-site list
somewhere out there.
Due to network connectivity issues, ftp.funet.fi is well
reachable from USA, and far slower from most of the Europe..
(The only 34/45 Mbps link between Europe and USA comes to
NORDUnet, where FUNET is connected to with a 34 Mbps link..)
Note that in the States, tsx-11.mit.edu mirrors ftp.funet.fi on a daily
basis, and we have a pretty direct connection to the MCI, NEARnet, and
Alternet Backbones. For those people in Massachusetts with dialup
connections, TIAC will soon have a T1 line dedicated for MIT traffic.
Also, we have recently upgraded tsx-11 to be a Alpha running OSF/1,
thanks to Digital's generosity. (We will eventually upgrade TSX-11 to
run Linux instead of OSF/1. However, tsx-11 needs to be running a fully
production-ready OS, and be able to handle network traffic very
robustly, and with all due respect of all of the people working hard on
the Linux port, I don't think it's quite there yet. I'd be very happy
to be proven wrong, though.) For this reason, CPU bandwidth isn't a
problem, and response should be quite zippy.
So for within the U.S., the kernel sources located at tsx-11.mit.edu,
/pub/linux/sources/system/v1.[23] should be a good site to try.
- Ted