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Re: Debian's problems, Debian's future



On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 10:58:24AM +0200, Michael Bramer wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 06:39:19PM +1000, Martijn van Oosterhout wrote:
> > I beleive this method is patented by somebody, which is why it's not in
> > use/supported.
> > 
> > Other than that, it's very nice idea. I beleive there may be some
> > semi-implementations around somewhere. The concept is no different from
> > normal rsync.
> 
> has someone a pointer? 
> 
> This is rsync, only the server is the client und the client work as
> server... 

Unfortunatly no. I just remember it as a passing comment while talking with
Andrew Tridgell (creator of rsync).

A google search turns up oblique references at:

http://rproxy.samba.org/doc/notes/server-generated-signatures.txt
http://www.sharemation.com/~milele/public/rsync-specification.htm (near bottom)
http://pserver.samba.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/rproxy/doc/calu_paper/calu_paper.tex?annotate=1.1
http://olstrans.sourceforge.net/release/OLS2000-rsync/OLS2000-rsync.html

Someone on debianplanet suggests it may be a rumour. I don't know, I can't
find any precise patent numbers.

HTH,
-- 
Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog@svana.org>   http://svana.org/kleptog/
> Ignorance continues to thrive when intelligent people choose to do
> nothing.  Speaking out against censorship and ignorance is the imperative
> of all intelligent people.


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