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Re: New method for Packages/Sources file updates



On Thu, Nov 25, 2004 at 06:59:15PM +0100, Frank Küster wrote:
> Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de> wrote:

> > The apt rsync method (begining of 128818) for packages updates, of
> > which there are several fully working versions out too, does put a big
> > strain on mirrors and is realy no suitable.

> There was also an ITP for a client-side rsync method that puts the load
> on the client side, and which was intended to solve the same problem,
> eventually. I didn't bother to read the details, though.

Aren't there patent issues related to flipping the rsync protocol around?

-- 
Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer

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