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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] repository metatdata download times
From:       Dave Howorth <dave () howorth ! org ! uk>
Date:       2016-12-07 21:54:52
Message-ID: 20161207215452.4621ffcb () acer-suse ! lan
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On Wed, 7 Dec 2016 03:39:11 +0100
"Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:

> On 2016-12-06 22:12, Dave Howorth wrote:
> > On Tue, 6 Dec 2016 21:20:08 +0100
> > "Carlos E. R." <> wrote:
> 
> > I appear to have more experience than you in data compression in
> > conjunction with large data transfers since I know it is possible
> > and various possible techniques. But I'm more interested in
> > establishing first what is the problem to be solved than proposing
> > hypothetical solutions to hypothetical problems.
> 
> It is already compressed, thus you can not download a "modified
> chunk", it is all or nothing. You can have a look yourself at the
> metadata files on the server and find out what could be done.
> 
> The only current possibility is to publish diff files, like what the
> clam antivirus does.

Is anybody prepared to actually help me understand how the system
currently works and think about how to improve it?

Know-it-all it's-not-possible answers are not really what I'm looking
for.

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