Re: latest-only kernel.org mirrors

Riley Williams (rhw@bigfoot.com)
Fri, 8 Jan 1999 22:42:18 +0000 (GMT)


Hi Greg.

> The sad part is that many people are downloading the full sources
> because they either have DSL or cable modem access or better and
> arn't affected by long donwload waits.

There's an obvious and simple solution to that: When a new kernel is
released, release the patch file first, and the full tarball a good
time later...like the following day...

Best wishes from Riley.

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