Request for Comments: updating RPMs using binary deltas

[Lamar Owen]

On Thursday 08 January 2004 09:48 pm, Jef Spaleta wrote:
> Lamar Owen wrote:
> > original RPM, in which case the advantage is negated.  They should learn
> > to keep the CD or other local repository around anyway to be able to roll
> > back errant updates.

> Whoa!!!!! are you saying that you actually expect people to KEEP the
> install media around or to KEEP a local repository ondisk. 

If Windows users can do it, why not the Elite Linux Userbase. :-)

> they arent going to do it without some arm twisting. People are as
> likely to 'borrow' someone's set of install media as they are to get
> their friend to burn them a copy.

Then they would pay by having to wait for the original to download.
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Lamar Owen
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