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From: Sven Blumenstein <me@××××××.net>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo 1.4.1 and GRP
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 23:33:42
Message-Id: 3F664C3D.6030000@0x1337.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo 1.4.1 and GRP by Brad Laue
1 I would much prefer to have GRP of the packages mentioned in the GLSA,
2 so one could update his server really fast with the bug fixed packages.
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4 So for every GLSA, generate a GRP, put it in some directory on the
5 mirrors and a Url with MD5 in the GLSA. The rotating DNS (or whatever
6 bandwith friendly system) should be used there too to share the load
7 between the mirrors.
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9 Regarding the original idea, I agree with Sven Vermeulen's reply:
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12 Sven Vermeulen wrote:
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14 > I'm going to be labeled as "not-user-friendly-bastard" on this one,
15 > but if you have a user that GRP installs Gentoo, and then wants to
16 > GRP-update with very release (and keeping in mind that drobbins
17 > want to increase the release-frequency), I'd have to say that he
18 > should take a look at the binary distributions.
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