> I read somewhere, sometime ago, that there was the hint of an idea
> floating around to seperate the kernel architectures, in order to
> decrease bandwidth and download time. Has anyone looked into this
> further?
Yes, it was.
> Forgive my ignorance, I haven't ernestly looked into the logistics of
> it, but is it worth it? I ask the gurus: How much time size would it
> lessen the package? And is it merely a matter of file removal/"moval"?
> If no-one else has, I would be happy to look into this idea. It seems
> like a good one for the sheer reduction in bandwidth, considering the
> growing numbers of people using the kernel (and the growing number of
> lines in it). Hell, it would also give me something to do for the Linux
> community (young (28) upstart talk :-).
> --
Not really. From my own experiences, (with Caldera OpenLinux) what happens
is this; patches from Linus won't apply to COL without serious work if you
just have i386, etc. Linus says no. He has a system that works for him, why
change it?
Matthew D. Pitts
mpitts@suite224.net
http://www.suite224.net/~mpitts
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