Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 17 Jun 1996 11:40:59 +0200 (MET DST) | From | Michael Neuffer <> | Subject | Re: Pruning the tree |
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On Mon, 17 Jun 1996, Johnie Stafford wrote: > >> I think a reduction of over 20% and close to 1.1 MB is a major > >> difference and certainly worth "the trouble," especially when we think > >> of the future. What happens when we add more ports. What about porting > >> to IBM Mainframes! > > mh> 1.1 MB is peanuts! we're talking a measly 5 minutes of download, > > This assumes that we all have T1 links. It took me about an hour and a > half to download the new source the other night.
Then download the patch....... even with a 14.4 modem it will take you on average not more then 1.5 minutes to download it.
I really think the idea of putting out the full source only every 5 to 10 versions is a good one.
Mike
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