On 02/08/2012 07:06 PM, Phoenix, Merka wrote:
> Karanbir,
>
> As the potential base of machines that might need the CD-ROM-sized ISOs
> shrinks,
> how about this as a viable alternative:
>
> Distribute the DVD (single layer, two ISOs), and dual-layer DVD (one ISO)
> together with a script that would be able to split these into a set of
> CD-ROM-sized ISOs,
> and MD5/SHA1 checksums (perhaps based on the result of the same script run by
> CentOS group).
>
> This would allow downstream mirrors (who might serve a different population
> of users)
> to still offer the smaller downloads to their users who do not have DVD-ROM
> drives,
> while reducing the need to store all the possible combinations at the main
> disribution
> and mirror sites serving the "majority" population.
No decent sized mirror will spend time to [re]create content that is not
distributed by the top level mirror.

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