On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 02:04:53PM -0500, Rodent of Unusual Size wrote: > That said, the /dist/httpd/ tree contains over 500MB. > About 65% of that is in binaries/, and most files in > there contain the source and a small delta (the binary > proper). It seems reasonable to suspect that we could > ditch at least 200MB if we had one source package for > each version (well, two if you count Windows), and the > platform binary packages contained only the binary > and build-against files (.h, .so, .a, et cetera), but > not the complete server source.
+1. I think it is the best use of our bandwidth to distribute binaries and source separately. It isn't like we're not going to be providing the source. =) If you want the source, download it. Except for CR/LF munging, there should be one definitive source tarball of httpd. > How accomplishing the (not yet set) goal of reducing > disk/network consumption balances against our historical > policy of 'all the source, all the time' is something > that perhaps is worthy of discussion. Chances are people who are using binary packages do not have a compiler. It's a waste of bandwidth for them and for us. Those who are interested can still download the source... And, I think we're going to be setting up a mirror around here in a few days. =) So, the less bandwidth and disk space the better... My $.02. I need to go take two exams now... -- justin
