Am 2004-08-26 22:53:51, schrieb Chad Walstrom:
> OK, so perhaps it's not really overkill, but think about it. People are
> worried about bandwidth and database bloat. Answer me this. Why does
> everyone need a full copy of all available packages in the Debian
> archive? Why not simply ask about information you're interested in?
> There are a number of protocols out there that could accommidate such a
> solution: ODBC, native SQL clients, X-Path. Hell, GNATS has regex
> matching for querying its index file. It might not be much of a stretch
> to build a GNATS compatible index.
>
> Anyway, enough brain-storming. Time to go to sleep. ;-)
You mean, for each search/show making a request at p.d.o ?
This will be overkill, because the download of a Packages.bz2
is much faster and cheaper the asking every day 5 times for
Informations via Internet...
Sorry, but the OP was talking about POT's and bandwidth problems.
Greetings
Michelle
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