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by bswinnerton 936 days ago
> Will this be open-sourced?

I don't think there's a strong reason to keep it closed-source.

> Were you already comfortable in Rust or is there a reason you selected Rust for this project?

This was a big learning opportunity for me to learn Rust. I had done two small projects in Rust before this one.

> How often are RIPE info and MaxMind data updated these days?

The MRT dumps where it gets its BGP data are updated every 8 hours, and MaxMind appears to be updated twice a week.