Update patches versus full update RPM.

[Jack Spaar]

On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 13:10:03 -0500, Lamar Owen wrote:

> To repeat the gist of the last message I wrote on this subject ot 
> fedora-devel, I am going to implement a diffing system for the PostgreSQL 
> RPMs that I distribute from ftp.postgresql.org.  I will see how it works, 
> once I get around to doing it.  Then if the Fedora Core project wants to 
> adapt it, that is up to them.

Lamar, as just one user who would benefit from smaller update downloads,
thank you for fighting the good fight.

My summary of the -devel discussion, from a user perspective:
1) Some serious developers weighed in, neither nixing 
nor boosting the idea.  I.e. "It might work, but it's not a
forehead-slappingly obvious priority."
2) Some non-trivial technical issues were bandied about, and may be
surmountable.
3) The effort required is substantial with some impact for
the systems/people who prepare packages for distribution.
4) Some statistics were presented showing that significant bandwidth
savings are possible.
5) Some distros have something like this already.  (As does Windows.)
6) "What is this MO-DEM you speak of?"  (sorry for that.)

I really hope you are able to implement that proof-of-concept.  It would
be a great improvement to Fedora.  FWIW, I put a place-holder RFE into
bugzilla: <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=113208>

No more noise on this issue from me...

--Jack