I was a thinking,
How much difference do you think exists between 2 binary rpm packages, say
coolstuff-1.0-1mdk.rpm and coolstuff-1.0-2mdk.rpm.
I've read something about rhmask which supposedly can make a delta of 2 binaries
to be applied to binary 1 to get to binary 2. If this is viable, isn't it
possible to have a seperate mirror only containing the deltas. The user would
then do a full mirror and there after only deltas. After the delta mirror he then
runs a script that updates the full mirror with the deltas and then the process
starts again....
What do you think?
Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, allxsan wrote:
>
> > >> I know that this is a testing stuff but if this stuff is public and if the
> > >> instructions for make iso image and CD is on the web I think that someone
> > >> want
> > >> people for testing.
> > >> If this is not the case... sorry, I leave right now :-)
> > >
> > > We had many questions "how do i make a cd of this" so we put them their as
> > > it's a pretty good spot.
> >
> > Ok, with this answer you mean that doesn't want people for testing?
>
> Um no i simply answered why the instructions for creating an iso are on
> the website where the mirrors are listed. :)
>
> Obviously we want it tested, hacked, or pretty much anything else you
> would choose todo with it, it's under GPL... If however (i'm not so sure
> what your expecting) you expect the packages to one day stop flowing and
> us to say "Hey this is Linux-Mandrake X.y", you've misinterpreted our
> intentions.
>
> > Bye
> > Alessandro
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