On Sun, Jan 02, 2005 at 11:59:20PM +0100, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > > Why there isn't there already a rsync method for apt is probably a > > mystery nobody ever will solve. > > It is not wanted due to rsync causing excessive server load. > > If Debian would provide zsync files a zsync module could be provided > in a matter of days. zsync files for Packages (don't know which suite, though) are available on zsync's homepage and anyway it would be trivial to hack archive scripts to provide .zsync files and/or generate them somewhere like p.d.o filippo -- Filippo Giunchedi GNU/PG key: 6B79D401 Random signature follows: Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. -- Edsger Dijkstra
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