Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 10:12:10 -0800 From: Jordan Hubbard <jkh@winston.freebsd.org> To: Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.algebra.com> Cc: jhb@FreeBSD.org, winter@jurai.net, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, obrien@FreeBSD.org, pst@pst.org, des@ofug.org, imp@village.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/sysinstall install.c installUpgrade Message-ID: <28699.1017857530@winston.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.algebra.com> of "Wed, 03 Apr 2002 10:37:14 EST." <200204031537.g33FbE9r083749@aldan.algebra.com>
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> But .zip is noticeably bigger than .tar.gz. Not to mention, .tar.bz2. > And the package size is what's of the highest priority, IMHO, since > disks and especially bandwidth don't grow nearly as fast as the CPU > speeds. You must live outside the US, that's all I can say. That assertion is completely false here. I would also argue that package size is of the highest priority - that's patently untrue. What's the highest priority in packaging formats is providing enough power and mechanism to make the package installation experience a lot more robust and user-friendly. Disks are getting so cheap and so large (in even the most humble user configurations) that I'd probably put package size _last_. I also live in the middle of the woods with redwood trees and all sorts of wildlife around and even I have 1.5MBit worth of downstream bandwidth via my ADSL line. Just imagine how well-connected all those city people must be! :-) - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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