title: downloading Cyanogenmod source tree takes months
body: <p>I am downloading the cyanogen source code for two days now.</p>
  
  <p>I am using Ubuntu 14.04 (VBox Windows 8) to clone the Cyanogenmod 12.0 repo.</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>repo init -u <a href="https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git</a> -b cm-12.0</p>
    
    <p>repo sync -c -j 4</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Any tips how to speed it up?</p>