Re: Request for Comments: updating RPMs using binary deltas

[seth vidal <skvidal phy duke edu>]

On Thu, 2004-01-08 at 23:06, Lamar Owen wrote:
> On Thursday 08 January 2004 09:48 pm, Jef Spaleta wrote:
> > Lamar Owen wrote:
> > > original RPM, in which case the advantage is negated.  They should learn
> > > to keep the CD or other local repository around anyway to be able to roll
> > > back errant updates.
> 
> > Whoa!!!!! are you saying that you actually expect people to KEEP the
> > install media around or to KEEP a local repository ondisk. 
> 
> If Windows users can do it, why not the Elite Linux Userbase. :-)
> 

1. b/c windows users have their media, sometimes b/c they HAVE TO
2. windows users normally don't have 3+ isos of data
3. windows has a definitive THIS ONE binary is windows98
4. windows users can't recompile their stuff and give it the same build
number
5. I know a number of linux users who cannot convincingly login. They
certainly won't be able to keep track of a couple of cds they burnt 6
months ago.

-sv