Re: ftp.au.kernel.org added for a local kernel mirror

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From: jason andrade
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 00:00

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spblunt@ozemail.com.au (Steven Blunt) writes:

>If your short on space, wouldn't it make sense to just host bz2?

there is a minimal difference between the total size of the .gz files
and the .bz2 files (about 400M).

given that the vast majority of users are using .gz, i'm extremely
reluctant to not be able to provide the files in .gz format.  it's
also assumed that .bz2 aware users can easily use .gz files.  the
"short on space" problem arises if you maintain a full archive
of both .gz and .bz2 which requires almost twice the disk as
just one of them.

-jason
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From: jason@dstc.edu.au (jason andrade)
Subject: Re: ftp.au.kernel.org added for a local kernel mirror
Date: 1999/01/08
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