On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Alwyn Schoeman wrote:
> 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?
Sounds "do-able", I don't wanna maintain it, so maybe rsync'ing is more to
your likeing. (it's on the mirror list, wfto. i 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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> Alwyn Schoeman
> Systems Engineer
> Prism Secure Solutions
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