:GAD> Many freebsd users (me for one) are still living on a modem, :GAD> where even one bump of 1.5 meg is a significant issue... :GAD> :GAD> Remember that the issue we're talking about is security :GAD> updates, not full system upgrades. "Everyone" would want :GAD> the security updates, even if they're on a slow link. : :When security updates change but a few bytes, it seems that some :xdiff- or rsync-like algorithm would be an apropriate way to :distribute patches. : : :Eddy :-- :Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - EverQuick Internet Division Security updates are a red hearing regardless because they are few and far between compared to even a modem-user's bandwidth (especially those modem users who are likely to read the security lists aren't going to care if it takes an hour to download a non optimal binary patch if it only happens a few times a year). -MattReceived on Wed Nov 19 2003 - 12:34:18 UTC
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