[Bug 437483] New: Too many packages to upload!

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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=437483

           Summary: Too many packages to upload!
           Product: Fedora
           Version: rawhide
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: low
          Priority: low
         Component: Package Review
        AssignedTo: nobody at fedoraproject.org
        ReportedBy: murf at digium.com
         QAContact: extras-qa at fedoraproject.org
                CC: fedora-package-review at redhat.com,notting at redhat.com


For sure, I have the wrong category for this, but my complaint is that perhaps
the distribution flow needs some re-thinking. 

It seems just plain wrong, that I download a 3.5 Gbyte dvd image, which takes
several hours, and then, when I install it, I have to spend another day getting
more up-to-date versions of stuff on that image.

Yesterday, after installing a new 9-Alpha download, the package updater tells me
there are 701 packages to update!

Well, I propose that the images be updated weekly or monthly to help reduce the
download traffic. I mean, a hundred packages might be acceptable, but 700 or
1500? That's ridiculous!

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