RPM roadmapping

[Les Mikesell]

Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> On 8/2/07, Ralf Ertzinger <fedora at camperquake.de> wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:53:43 +0300, Jonathan Dieter wrote:
>>
>>> The main problem with using cpio is that individual files have a limit
>>> of 2GB (which isn't a problem in most cases, but it is a limit).  Why
>>> not push a newer cpio format that changes all 16-bit and 32-bit
>>> records to 64-bit (along with specifying endienness)?
>> What exactly is the use case of files larger than 2GB wrt RPM?
>>
>> I just do not see the need for this.
> 
> 
> Seems like computer history has taught us that this is a bad reason to
> not extend something.

Exactly!  Did you ever wonder what unix would have been like if it only 
supported the operations where Ken Thompson had been given a use case?

"Rule of Extensibility: Design for the future, because it will be here 
sooner than you think"

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   Les Mikesell
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