Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 23:19:21 +0100 From: "Simon L. B. Nielsen" <simon@nitro.dk> To: jhell <jhell@DataIX.net> Cc: Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: packages compressed with xz Message-ID: <577F106B-B752-42D8-9B22-4CF0AAD06FCC@nitro.dk> In-Reply-To: <4CF45E7A.80102@DataIX.net> References: <AANLkTimHL9_qj3nB0jCvH_rah5JZBzEroz_J_Ou-TH52@mail.gmail.com> <4CF38D7F.6070206@gmx.de> <4CF3F16E.3020501@DataIX.net> <4CF439F1.6050703@gmx.de> <4CF45E7A.80102@DataIX.net>
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On 30 Nov 2010, at 03:16, jhell wrote: > Agreed. Soon can be quantified by actual need and of which there is = not > much need except for larger packages but adding this would just add > unneeded complication to the system that is already in place. We are running out of diskspace on event the FTP master site - currently = we are at ~1TB. The xz compression gives as significant space saving - = so there is already a need. PS. anyone saying a 1 TB etc. disk is cheap will be ignored. --=20 Simon L. B. Nielsen
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