From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from localhost.localdomain (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 973773F055 for ; Sun, 3 Mar 2002 21:22:11 -0500 (EST) Received: from lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (IDENT:root@lacrosse.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.154]) by localhost.localdomain (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g242MBm00585 for ; Sun, 3 Mar 2002 21:22:11 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.9.3) id g242MBm26957 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Sun, 3 Mar 2002 21:22:11 -0500 Received: from localhost.localdomain (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.9.3) with ESMTP id g242MAs26952 for ; Sun, 3 Mar 2002 21:22:11 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by localhost.localdomain (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g242MAm00577 for ; Sun, 3 Mar 2002 21:22:10 -0500 Received: from idscc07.onewest.net (idscc07.onewest.net [199.104.81.26]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g242LJq03292 for ; Sun, 3 Mar 2002 21:21:19 -0500 Received: from ras221-109.srv.net ([12.7.221.109] helo=rupin.localnet) by idscc07.onewest.net with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #11 (Debian)) id 16hhzn-0008OL-00 for ; Sun, 03 Mar 2002 19:14:36 -0700 Received: from localhost (lcr@localhost) by rupin.localnet (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g2426re15209 for ; Sun, 3 Mar 2002 19:06:53 -0700 Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 19:06:53 -0700 (MST) From: "L. C. Robinson" To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: slackware 8.0 In-Reply-To: <20020302153035.A14950@debian> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Reply-To: no_spam+munged_lcr@onewest.net.invalid List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: > On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 07:49:56AM +1000, Adrian Beech wrote: > > Just as an aside... It would be nice if the ISO images could > > be zipped so it would reduce the size of the downloads. All distributions already archive the individual packages in superior archive formats (zip is pretty dated, and M$ specific), usually *.tgz, *.tar.gz, *.deb, or *.rpm. If the zip archiver (which is available for linux) is configured properly, it will not try to compress these archives again, thereby actually increasing their size a bit. So you would gain little or nothing by zipping the ISO image, or rest assured, they would already be shipped (or posted) in this way. LCR -- L. C. Robinson reply to no_spam+munged_lcr@onewest.net.invalid People buy MicroShaft for compatibility, but get incompatibility and instability instead. This is award winning "innovation". Find out how MS holds your data hostage with "The *Lens*"; see "CyberSnare" at http://www.netaction.org/msoft/cybersnare.html