Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 24 Apr 2002 23:55:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 24 Apr 2002 23:55:40 -0400 Received: from pcp809261pcs.nrockv01.md.comcast.net ([68.49.81.201]:8065 "EHLO zalem.puupuu.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 24 Apr 2002 23:55:39 -0400 Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 23:55:39 -0400 From: Olivier Galibert To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: BK, deltas, snapshots and fate of -pre... Message-ID: <20020424235538.A1606@zalem.puupuu.org> Mail-Followup-To: Olivier Galibert , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20020421231620.F155@toy.ucw.cz> <20020425045120.6b63334e.spyro@armlinux.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 04:51:20AM +0100, Ian Molton wrote: >[usual I-want-to-download-only-what-I-use rant] > Here is my answer for the record: > > I shouldnt. its a pointless waste of bandwidth. > > Now, whats YOUR answer? Developpers need complete sources. No questions about that. If they don't have the complete sources, they'll fuck things up. So the developpers have zero use for partial downloadings. Some users may like to be able to download only the core code and drivers/filesystems/architectures they use. Ignoring the obvious version drift problems that will happen, proposing such a service requires work and a large amount of bandwidth. Do you volunteer? OG. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/