[CentOS-mirror] Proposel - jigdo for iso Images

Thu Oct 29 18:51:52 UTC 2009
Uwe Kiewel <ml at kiewel-online.ch>

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