Why don we spread the load on the OpenStreetMap database across a number of servers?
Sharing the OSM server load via MySQL replication, or BitTorrent, or carrier pigeon is often recommended, but the idea has so far gained little momentum — in terms of real development effort. If you have the system administration or coding expertise to implement such a distributed system, please do not hesitate to volunteer on the mailing list. As a starting point, you may want to familiarise yourself with the existing software infrastructure, as described in the Development pages.
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- Why don we spread the load on the OpenStreetMap database across a number of servers?
