Public SFS servers (Re: SFS-KNOPPIX)

Dear,

Are there any public "free" SFS servers?

The boot time of SFS-KNOPPIX seems to depend on latency. The boot
time is 5 minutes in Japan but 30 minutes in US. We can prepare three
SFS sites in Japan but it is too far from US and EU.
This topic is discussed in the KNOPPIX Forum.
    http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14904

Can we use SFS server on PlanetLab?
Or is there any good solution? Can we use proxy for SFS?

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suzaki

 >>From: Kuniyasu Suzaki <[email protected]>
 >>Subject: SFS-KNOPPIX
 >>
 >>
 >>Dear,
 >>
 >>We customize a KNOPPIX which uses cloop file (compressed loop back
 >>device which stores root file system of KNOPPIX) on SFS
 >>(Self-certifying File System) via Internet. We call it "SFS-KNOPPIX".
 >>
 >>SFS-KNOPPIX requires small boot loader (20MB image) only and offers
 >>full KNOPPIX functions, Autoconfig, etc. The root file system is
 >>obtained via Internet with SFS.
 >>SFS-KNOPPIX makes possible to change a cloop file at boot time. It
 >>means we don't need to burn extra CD for many KNOPPIX offshoots.
 >>
 >>SFS-KNOPPIX has three boot variations; CD-boot, USB-Memory-boot and coLinux. 
 >>
 >>The detail is described in the following Home Page.
 >>     http://unit.aist.go.jp/it/knoppix/sfs/index-en.html
 >>
 >>Please try if you are interested. And tell me the boot time. We want to 
 >>know the effect of network latency. The boot time was around 3 minutes 
 >>in Japan.
 >>
 >>------------------------------------------------------------------------
 >>The summary of benefits is as follows.
 >>
 >>1. SFS-KNOPPIX enables to use many KNOPPIX offshoots with only one
 >>   CD-ROM. It enables to select a cloop file at boot time.
 >>2. Network traffic is reduced.
 >>  2.1 The Download image of SFS-KNOPPIX is only 20MB, although normal
 >>      KNOPPIX is 700MB.
 >>  2.2 After boot, only necessary cloop blocks are downloaded. The blocks
 >>      are compressed.
 >>  2.3 It requires 50MB download to boot KDE window manager. 
 >>3. SFS-KNOPPIX is compatible for normal KNOPPIX. (CD and USB boot version only) 
 >>  3.1 It uses same kernel version and cloop file. AutoConfig loads same 
 >>      device drivers. 
 >>  3.4 Hard Disk installer works in the same manner. 
 >>4. On USB version. It does not required to burn a CD-ROM. 
 >>  4.1 The bootability is depend on BIOS on each PC. 
 >>5. On coLinux version. It can boot with any cloop file, because coLinux
 >>  is independent form device drivers.
 >>------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 >>suzaki
 >>