I suggest that on Cooker that we Tar or Bzip the mdkinst directory into a single file, and drop it into the Mandrake directory. This would speed downloading this directory of files considerably. Even on DSL, this download right now is so very slow with a gillion files and subdirectories. But if this was one file, it would be much faster with either modem or broadband. Once downloaded, a quick untar to the Mandrake directory, and boom, we're in business.
Would this single file concept also work for the distro as well?? I don't know, as it would require a temp directory on the HD somewhere. Regardless, at least for Cooker, this would be a great help. -Bill
