Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 06:43:24 -0700 From: Cy Schubert - CITS Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> Cc: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.ORG>, Dan Moschuk <dan@FreeBSD.ORG>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Package system flaws? Message-ID: <200207091343.g69DhOfP080432@cwsys.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: Message from Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> of "09 Jul 2002 11:15:08 %2B0200." <xzp65zpl0tf.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
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In message <xzp65zpl0tf.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>, Dag-Erling Smorgrav
writes:
> Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> writes:
> > If you're sensible about the encoding, the metadata doesn't have to be
> > at the beginning of the media.
>
> Yes, it does, to allow installation from non-rewindable streams.
IMO, this is extremely important.
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