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 -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 50, rue de Soultz MSM LinuxMichi 0033/3/88452356 67100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com)
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