On Sun, Sep 16, 2007 at 11:32:12PM +0100, Peter Tribble wrote: > Oh, I would assume that not having a repository would be the most > common case. Most software suppliers wouldn't have one; most > delivery mechanisms wouldn't support one.
Well, the repository can be archvied up, put on a CD, memory stick, 2D barcode, and protected by the Black Knight, fire moats, komodo dragons, etc. I had originally been thinking that when presented with a local repo, or archive thereof, it would spawn a server and "download" the bits that way. But if we're going in the direction of cracking archives downloaded from the server, then the client will have to handle that format anyway, and might as well crack it right off the media. Danek
