Yes, it uses FTP and has a set of a known problems.
> >> Incidentally, the SunSITE-UK mirror carries all files in the
> >> mirrored directories, but it appears that ftp.kernel.org isn't
> >> that consistant about the compressor it uses. As an example,
> >> whilst it has both .gz and .bz2 versions of many of the kernels, a
> >> large number of the 0.xx kernels are only provided in .Z format.
>
> > That is because gzip wasn't around back then. ftp.kernel.org
> > doesn't use any compressor per se...
>
> That's what gets me - 0.01 is provided in gz and bz2 format, as is
> 0.12, but the rest of the 0.xx series are mainly only provided in .Z
> format...
Because the 0.01 tarball isn't original.
> > ...although there is a script around which converts .gz -> .bz2
> > automagically. .Z files aren't seen by this script.
>
> Perhaps they should be added - after all, gunzip handles .Z as well as
> .gz archives...
Not enough benefit, I don't think.
-hpa
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