southern writes:  

ibiblio archives over 171 gigabytes of Linux programs and documentation freely available for download via FTP and/or WWW access. The subject categories listed to the right give you a general idea of the diversity of our archive.
If you're not using a mirror, you might find that performance is better if you do choose a mirror that's close to you.
You can browse through our Linux archive or the home page of the Linux Documentation Project. If you want to find a particular type of software or a certain package, try Linsearch, our local Linux search engine.
Think of us as your free public library of Linux software.

ibiblio's linux archive