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Re: 5.1 updates wanted, and CD remastered size w/ hardlink script



On Tue, Jan 02, 2007 at 12:14:13PM +0100, Ronny Standtke wrote:
> Hi Klaus,
> 
> > Looks like we will issue a bugfix/update release soon (as in a few days),
> 
> Nice! I just downloaded a few Gigas. Fortunately I have a flatrate. :-)
> How about using a rsync friendly zip algorithm. Andrew Tridgell was talking 
> about this more than 6 years ago (http://oceanpark.com/webmuseum/rsync.html) 
> and if I look at the current manpage of gzip it has the option "--rsyncable" 
> that is exactly what I am talking about. Is it possible to make the next 
> Knoppix release rsync friendly?

The main problem concerning "rsync-friendlyness" are the
blockwise-compressed KNOPPIX cloop image files. These are optimized for
best possible compression, and differ almost 100% in each image.
Therefore, I don't think there is a way to make them more
rsync-friendly.  :-/

> Thank you Klaus for your hard work

...and thanks to all who are busily testing and reporting bugs. ;-)

Meanwhile: It seems we managed to fix the kicker bug, so the update is
probably already being uploaded tonight. All things that require more
work, will be saved for the next bigger update.

I am just concerned that the longer we wait, the more people will
download and complain about the current release if they happen to use
the destop switcher with the mouse, not by keyboard (which works fine).

Apparently this was one of the reasons the bug wasn't noticed in all
tests: our testers are mostly "power-users" who use the faster keyboard
shortcuts, rather than clicking around. Therefore, simply nobody ever
clicked on the switcher... ;-)

With kind regards
-Klaus Knopper



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