For those who don't follow fedora-devel, I would like to summarize what I have found after making a proposal and requesting comments about a mechanism to reduce the amount of bandwidth that is wasted downloading updates. There has been quite a backlash from a few developers who seem to think that it's not worth the effort. I disagree, but I'm not a developer of the tools that would need the work. The only way to settle this backlash is to demonstrate the demand for such a mechanism along with the benefits to end users. So, lobby the developers if you are interested in seeing patch RPMs instead of full updates developed and deployed. The best place to pester developers is on the fedora-devel list. You might even find success by paying a developer to implement a trial version of this to prove its worth. -- Lamar Owen Director of Information Technology Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute 1 PARI Drive Rosman, NC 28772 (828)862-5554 www.pari.edu
