[CentOS-mirror] Proposel - jigdo for iso Images

[Emil Pedersen]

Any apache hackers among us?

What would be _realy_ cool is an apache module / cgi / ... to
build the iso on the fly, using for example jigdo as a backend
tool.

Or even better (for those running linux at least) - do it in
the VFS layer.  That way other services like rsync would benefit
from it too.

Oh well, if only time was a bit more... stretchable:-)

// Emil


> Addition of jigdo yes. Replace ISO's no.
> Educating joe sixpack on using something new, well I like to use
> altercation avoidance.
>
> On 10/29/2009 2:51 PM, Uwe Kiewel wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> what do you think about using jigdo for distributing iso Images?
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jigdo
>> http://atterer.net/jigdo/
>>
>> advantages:
>> 	- save space at mirror because data are now redandant (as rpm's
>> 	and "inside" the iso images
>> 	- the webserver does handle small files more efficient than big 	
>> 	  files
>> 	- can save bandwith if a download of an iso image aborts and
>> 	  have to be restarted
>>
>> disadvantage:
>> 	- maybe more requests, for downloading all rpm's to build the
>> 	iso at client site
>>
>>
>>
>> Happy discussing!
>> 	Uwe
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