[CentOS-mirror] Proposel - jigdo for iso Images

[Nick Olsen]

Need to give people that option though.
I don't really think its worth the hassle, IMO

On 10/29/2009 3:34 PM, Uwe Kiewel wrote:
> Nick Olsen schrieb:
>    
>> Addition of jigdo yes. Replace ISO's no.
>>      
> Does it make sense? If someone whants to have a iso image, he will
> download the iso file and will not use jigdo...
>
> More sense makes to keep the boot.iso and replace the DVD and CD images
> by jigdo
>
>    
>> 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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