Re: ash splitting and Herbert Xu (Fw: Bug#97310 acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#97310: More package-splitting stupidity))
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 07:57:50PM +1000, Daniel Stone wrote:
> * Unnecessary bloat, which doesn't help mirrors already having
> trouble with load (especially aarnet).
> * Unnecessary bloat, which doesn't help mirrors already having
> trouble with load (especially aarnet).
> * Unnecessary bloat, which doesn't help mirrors already having
> trouble with load (especially aarnet).
> * Unnecessary bloat, which doesn't help mirrors already having
> trouble with load (especially aarnet).
> * Unnecessary bloat, which doesn't help mirrors already having
> trouble with load (especially aarnet).
I think this proves my point regarding your frivolous bug reports.
> * Encourages useless package-splitting.
Who said anthing about useless? Completely subjective. I don't think
that a larger number of smaller packages is a bad thing by any means.
> The BTS can go read the thread. The BTS can read the replies. If the BTS
> actually cares. Did I mention the bloat?
Get real.
> Are you actually sure what you're talking about here? There is NO modularity
> whatsoever involved in the kernel-* bloat. It's DUPLICATION.
I was referring to ash. Are you even reading this thread, or is it write
only? The subject: of the message refers to ash, for example.
> [1] At the time of the thread, both mirror.aarnet.edu.au and
> ftp.au.debian.org had badly out-of-sync Packages files and actual packages -
> I had to download about half of that dist-upgrade run via http.us, which is
> painful when you're only on ISDN.
ftp.monash.edu.au has Debian also. I have aarnet, ftp.au, ftp.monash
and http.us in my sources.list.
Hamish
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