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Re: kernel-{image,headers} package bloat



On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 08:45:11PM +1000, Daniel Stone wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 08:20:43PM +1000, Herbert Xu wrote:
> > 
> > FUD.  Show me what's actually broken.
> 
> Mirrors. Slow. Out-of-sync.

It's still FUD until you produce the evidence that it's caused by the kernel
images.

> > Prove that it is caused by the kernel images and I'll get rid of them.
> 
> So, are you trying to tell me, that the extra ONE HUNDRED AND TEN MEGABYTES,
> is HELPING?!?

That's not what you were claiming though.  You said:

> The thing is, by including all these headers, you're helping break stuff for
> everyone. But you're also helping a small percentage of people who don't
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