Re: ftp.kernel.org overloaded :-(

Edward S. Marshall (emarshal@logic.net)
Sat, 29 Aug 1998 21:42:46 -0500 (CDT)

On Sat, 29 Aug 1998, Jeremy Katz wrote:
> prefer to distribute _just_ patches. This being the case, what if release
> of devel kernels was changed so that every ten or so kernels, a complete
> tarball would be released and just release the patches in between (though
> have the patches available for the decade patches).

Even better: just store the most recent complete tarball. Disk space is
cut down nicely, and people can back out patches just as easily as they
can apply them.

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